Hearing aids may reduce risk of falls, depression and dementia, study says

Monday, November 18, 2019
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.
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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.
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Only one in eight with hearing loss get hearing aids, even when they have insurance coverage for at least part of the cost
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