"Hearing Aids Linked to Longer Lifespan and Lower Dementia Risk"

A study from Keck Medicine of USC published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity found that regular use of hearing aids among adults with hearing loss is associated with a 24% lower risk of mortality. This extensive analysis, which is the most comprehensive to date in the U.S., used data from over 10,000 adults and suggests that hearing aids may offer protective health benefits beyond improving hearing, potentially reducing risks of depression and dementia. Despite these findings, only one in ten Americans who need hearing aids actually use them, often due to cost, stigma, and difficulty finding suitable devices.