Health · 27 June 2026
Hearing aids cut dementia risk for epilepsy patients
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New research indicates that the likelihood of developing dementia may be 23% lower for adults experiencing both epilepsy and hearing loss who utilise hearing aids. This discovery astonished academics at University Hospital Zurich and the University of Liverpool, given that a comparable advantage was not observed in other high-risk cohorts. The study suggests that for every 37 people with epilepsy using hearing aids, there could be one fewer case of dementia over five years.
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