Research shows that regular use of a hearing aid can help slow the effects of aging on your brain.

A growing body of evidence links hearing loss with a higher risk of cognitive decline, which can lead to serious conditions such as dementia. Most recently, a study of dementia prevention, intervention and care in the The Lancet concluded that hearing loss is the biggest modifiable risk factor for later development of dementia.(1)

Another study found that people with hearing loss who used hearing aids experienced cognitive decline at a rate similar to people without hearing loss.(2) Scientists concluded that the ability to hear better played a role, but so did the fact that better hearing allowed the subjects to stay involved in life.