Prompt use of hearing aids may reduce risk of developing Parkinson’s, study suggests
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Lee Neilson, M.D., assistant professor of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine and a staff neurologist for the VA Portland, demonstrates the use of headphones, which he uses in testing patients’ hearing. Neilson is the lead author of a new study that suggests an association between hearing loss and the development of Parkinson’s disease. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)