研究首先发现了听力损失是诱发老年痴呆症的独立的病zhi因。在对600名年龄在36~90岁的男性和女性进行了长达12年的调查后发现，即使排除了年龄和其他因素的影响，患有轻微听力丧失的人与听力正常的人比，日后患痴呆症的可能性要高出两倍；对于那些患有中等听力丧失的人来说，这个数字会增加到三倍；而对于重度听力丧失的人，则高达五倍。在年逾60岁的课题参与者中，36.4%的痴呆症患者与听力损失有所关联。尽管没有研究表明佩戴助听器可以降低罹患痴呆症的风险，但仍需注意，听力损失超过25dBHL的受试对象，其阈值每增加10dB，其罹患老年痴呆症的风险相应增加20%。
The elderly who have poor hearing should intervene as soon as possible.Hearing aid.
Elderly deafness is a degeneration of the body, which is an irreversible change, but some external interventions can be made to control its degeneration speed, so that the elderly can have a better life experience.There are many ways to improve hearing in Chinese medicine, such as acupuncture, massage, etc., which can relieve the deafness of the elderly to a certain extent. In addition, it is also very important to wear hearing aids, which can effectively prevent the further decline of the hearing of the elderly.The earlier these measures are implemented, the more effective, so when you suffer from presbycusis, don’t let it develop. Take measures as early as possible. When your hearing drops to a certain level, the effects of these external interventions will be minimal.
