A sign indicating the development of dementia

The results of a scientific study conducted by Oxford University scientists, in which more than 80,000 volunteers over the age of 60 participated, showed a relationship between hearing impairment and the development of dementia, as reported by "Russia Today", citing Novosti.

And the journal "Alzheimer's & Dementia" indicated that, according to these results, people with hearing problems in noise conditions are more likely to develop dementia in old age.

Dr. Thomas Littlejones said that this study will allow doctors, patients and their relatives to know the onset of the disease before it develops.

In this study, the researchers used information from the British Biobank (a database to determine the relationship between genetics, environmental factors and the health status of the British population).

The researchers studied the dementia risk of more than 82,000 men and women over the age of 60 and tested their ability to distinguish syllables of speech in a noisy environment.

The results showed that 1,285 of them developed dementia 11 years after the study, and Thomas Littlejones says, "It turns out that participants who suffer from hearing impairment, are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to others."

The researchers note that this is not the first study whose findings confirm a link between hearing loss and dementia, but it is, according to experts, the first to study dementia risk and a person's hearing ability.