ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WPVI) -- Hearing aids could reduce the risk of 3 common health problems - falls, dementia, and depression.
A study from the University of Michigan found lower rates of all three among people who got hearing aids within three years of being diagnosed with hearing loss.
[Ads /]
Past studies have linked hearing loss to memory problems.
Study leaders urged health insurance companies to boost coverage for the devices, to reduce costs from the other problems.
[Ads /]
Only one in eight with hearing loss get hearing aids, even when they have insurance coverage for at least part of the cost