MedPage Today (8/19, George) reports a study found that “people with hearing loss who started using hearing aids in their 60s had less dementia risk for up to two decades.” Researchers observed that “over up to 20 years of follow-up, participants ages 60 to 69 who used hearing aids had a 61% lower risk of incident dementia than their counterparts with hearing loss who didn’t use a hearing aid.” Furthermore, “people in their 60s with no hearing loss also had a lower risk of dementia over time compared with those who had hearing loss and no hearing aid.” According to MedPage Today, “The analysis may be the first to identify that reduced risk depends on early intervention for hearing loss, the researchers noted.” The study was discussed in a JAMA Neurology research letter. (SOURCE: APA Headlines)