Hearing loss may worsen cognitive decline in older adults and increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Treatments like hearing aids and assistive listening devices can ...

A growing body of research has increasingly connected hearing loss with a higher risk for dementia. In addition, some studies suggest that wearing hearing aids may help prevent dementia, though one ...

These are some common causes of hearing loss, but there may be other factors or conditions that also contribute to it. What are the three types of hearing loss? In the field of audiology, hearing loss ...

(Original Caption) Hearing Aids used by Beethoven are shown. They were designed between 1812 and 1814 by Beethoven's friend, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, (1772-1783), the inventor of the metronome.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. When you speak to your aging parent, do they keep saying, ...

In older adults, even mild impairment can affect the brain. But there are simple ways to reduce the harm. By Dana G. Smith Adults over age 65 who experience vision loss have a nearly 50 percent ...