1. Nearly one-third of new dementia cases in older adults could be linked to clinically significant hearing loss.
2. Treating hearing loss might delay dementia for a large number of older adults.
3. Objective measures are essential when assessing hearing-associated dementia risk.
4. The study demonstrated demographic variations in population attributable fractions from audiometric hearing loss.
5. The ACHIEVE clinical trial showed a substantial reduction in the rate of cognitive decline among participants receiving treatment for hearing loss.

Source: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery