(MedPage Today) – Nearly 1 in 3 dementia cases linked with audiometric hearing loss, study suggests

The findings mean that “up to 32% of population-level dementia risk could potentially be delayed or prevented if we completely treated hearing loss, assuming there is a causal association between hearing loss and dementia,” Smith told MedPage Today. “It implies there could be broad benefits for dementia prevention with interventions for this risk factor even in later life.” (Read More)