As per the findings of a new study, published in the journal Archives of Neurology, the adults with the loss of hearing are at the ascended risks of developing dementia and even Alzheimer’s.

The research recruited nearly 630 people, aged between 35 and 90, from both genders. It was made sure that none of the participants had dementia, when the study started in 1990 and were then given cognitive and hearing tests over the period of next four years.

The trial group was tracked for any possible signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s through mid of 2008. It was then observed that while, 125 volunteers accounted for minor loss in hearing and 53 with somewhat moderate hearing loss, as many as 6 people were diagnosed with acute loss in hearing.

BY thoroughly analyzing the test results, the researchers emphasized that, the risks of developing dementia ascend as the hearing ability of a person dips. It was concluded that 58 of the total patients were suffering from dementia, with 37 among them even testing positive for Alzheimer’s.

Dr. Luigi Ferrucci, who led the study, said: "This work suggests that there is a strong predictive association between hearing loss as an adult and the likelihood of developing cognitive decline with aging”.

However, he maintained that only hearing loss cannot be credited with the development of dementia and lot of advanced research is needed to be done in this area.