Dementia and Deafness Report

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A new deafscotland study highlights parallels between the social isolation of lockdown and the social isolation experienced by people living with hearing loss and dementia.

The link between dementia and hearing loss has been well established and it has been found that mid-life hearing loss is a modifiable risk factor for dementia.  There have, however, been few regional studies exploring the topic until now.  A joint research collaboration between deafscotland and Queen Margaret University has looked more closely at prevalence rates in Scotland in order to better inform service planning at local and national level.

The report on Dementia and Deafness is available here: Deafness and Dementia Research Report

A summary of the report is available here in BSL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQPD5mefbZo

Our press release is available here as a fully accessible video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKZhM4tjaAE