I read sometime ago about "ringing in the ears" being an early sign of dementia. Is there any truth to this?

OMG, I've had ringing in my ears for 50 years, wish there was a dial where I could change the song :P

I am starting to lose it too, but I think it is from all the stress of dealing with my parents, not with the buzzing in my ears.

I hope not! Mine ring all the time.
My mom has had ringing ears for decades and she is 77 with no dementia.

Aspirin, and too much caffeine causes my ears to ring.

My dad had a chronic running nose for 2 years before his dementia started to show. Anyone else have that?

My dad had severe tinnitus since WWII when he worked on the flight line with no hearing protection. His cognitive function was great until he died at 92. I now have ringing and am not sure what it's from. But I don't plan to get dementia. :)

I too hope not. mine have rung for some time and is a constant hissing. Don't notice it if I am otherwise occupied but it can be annoying.
Capt I never could spell so nothing has changed there.

i have two different tones of tinnitis going on so i too hope not . i think when dementia is more thourely understood it will boil down to diseased organs not supporting the brain with the o2 and nutrients it requires to thrive .
according to spell check im already losing it . that being the case i dont need constantly reminded of it so ill try to knock spell check in the head this evening .

That could just be age related tinnitus - which could potentially happen to anyone. Mum had it for over 8 years now and she doesn't have dementia. Hope that helps :)

If it's true I am in the later stages

It's an early sign that you need to see an ENT (Ear Nose Throat) specialist. There are lots of causes and some are fixable. Ear wax can be removed. On the other hand if it is accompanied by high blood pressure, see the cardiologist.

A number of years ago a chiropractor adjusted my jaw and fluid drained down my throat and my ear stopped ringing. Later, I had begun to clench my jaw teeth and the ringing began again. Too bad the chiropractor is no longer local. Anyway, the ringing was only continual lately and it is loud, high pitched, like a field of grass hoppers singing. As far as the dementia, I read from one study that only 19 individuals out of 9,985 with dementia were affected with ringing in ears. So I'll take that study to make me optimistic regarding the ringing in my ears. from Social Savvy

lol...I've had ringing ears for 20 years. It is from nerve damage hearing loss. So far the brain doesn't seem affected.