Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, and Dementia: Separating the Science from the Scare
By Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP (About | YouTube | Podcast | LinkedIn) Date Published: April 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT You’ve seen the headline: “Tinnitus increases dementia risk by 68%.” The study is real, the figure is real, and the fear it triggers is understandable. But the conclusion most people draw from it — that tinnitus…