I agree.
Hearing aids are distracting for folks with dementia—in its early stages.
I cannot imagine someone more than a little down that road trying to follow a “voice in their head.”
They would stop, and concentrate. It would be obvious to every person watching.
Body language expert shows Joe pausing to listen; https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3888084/posts
“Hearing aids are distracting for folks with dementia”
From what I’ve seen among friends and family, they’re distracting in the elderly even with a 100% functioning brain.
Mom is 96, and can tell you word-for-word parts of Hannity’s book, who was on what Fox show on what day, etc. But when there’s a conversation and she’s wearing her hearing aid, it flummoxes her.