Hearing aids could help cut the risk of dementia, study finds, Dementia
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Study provides best evidence yet to suggest hearing aids could mitigate potential impact of hearing loss on dementia [<strong>Update</strong>: the study on which this article reports was later withdrawn by the Lancet owing to errors in the findings – see footnote]
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Hearing Aids May Lower Dementia Risk, Study Finds
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Hearing aids may lower the risk of dementia, study says
Study finds hearing aid use is linked to slower decline in thinking skills — DPUK
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Hearing aids likely reduce your risk of dementia, especially if you're already at risk
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Convincing Evidence' Hearing Aids Reduce Dementia Risk
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Dementia: Hearing Aids May Help Lower Risk After Hearing Loss
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Hearing aids may prevent or delay the onset and progression of dementia, study suggests - Alzheimer's Research UK
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Does hearing impairment increase the risk of dementia?
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Hearing aids may cut dementia risk by nearly half for some older adults - The Washington Post
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Dementia: How hearing aids can help reduce the risk
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The Link Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
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Hearing aids may reduce risk of dementia for those at high risk, study suggests - CBS News
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Dementia: How hearing aids can help reduce the risk
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Study: Hearing Aids May Cut Risk of Dementia
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Study finds wearing hearing aid may protect against dementia