07/22/2026
Your hearing health is an important part of your overall health. Updated World Health Organization guidelines identify untreated hearing loss as a major modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline and recommend hearing aid use for people with diagnosed hearing loss.
Learn more about why addressing hearing loss may help support healthy aging and brain health. 👂🧠
WHO's updated dementia prevention guidance estimates that addressing untreated hearing loss could prevent approximately 7% of dementia cases globally.