This just in—even more evidence to support that hearing aids can be beneficial to our brain health: A new study found that, for older adults at risk for cognitive decline, hearing aids were shown to reduce the risk by nearly half.  The study, known as the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders study—or ACHIEVE study, for short—was published in The Lancet, and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® just ...

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We know that past studies have associated hearing loss with depression and it’s no surprise why: When it’s difficult to hear, it’s difficult to communicate—which can lead to social isolation and eventually, depression. But what makes today’s fact stand out is that it highlights one of the first studies to directly link hearing aids with a reduced risk of depression. How study linked hearing aids with lowered depression Researchers from ...

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