Research Letter

Self-Reported Hearing Aid Use and Risk of Incident Dementia

JAMA Neurology 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2713

August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study compares the risk of incident all-cause dementia among people with hearing loss who use vs do not use hearing aids.

Corresponding Author: Sudha Seshadri, MD, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, Mail Code 8070, San Antonio, TX 78229 (seshadri@uthscsa.edu).

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