Original Investigation

Hearing Intervention for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

JAMA Neurology 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.3395

September 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

Read the full article

In this study, among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and coexisting hearing loss, a hearing aid intervention did not significantly reduce the incidence of dementia-level impairment at 24 months.

Corresponding Author: Hao Wu, MD, PhD, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639 Zhizaoju Rd, Shanghai 200011, China (wuhao@shsmu.edu.cn).

Link to the article in your story

We encourage you to link out to this article in your story using the link below. It includes an access token that will give free access to the article for your readers up to one year after publication. (The link will be live after the article publishes and embargo is lifted.)

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.3395

Please see the article for additional information, including full author list, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

Need more information? Contact us.

Editor's Picks