As the world population ages, the number of people living with dementia and other types of cognitive impairment continues to rise. Safe and affordable interventions to prevent or slow age-related ...
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Posts about hearing loss and cognition
Make the connection: Hearing loss and dementiaMake the connection: Hearing loss and dementia
It’s a well-known fact that, as we get older, we tend to experience some level of decline in our cognitive ability. For some of us it may be mild, and ...
Hearing loss is a major risk factor for dementia. Hearing aids can help.Hearing loss is a major risk factor for dementia. Hearing aids can help.
Hearing aids are now available over the counter without a prescription, a potential game changer for hearing and brain health. The greater availability of hearing aids could improve the lives of those ...
How treatment for hearing loss can help reduce risk of dementiaHow treatment for hearing loss can help reduce risk of dementia
Getting treatment for hearing loss, such as hearing aids, could help protect your brain against Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, according to a new study. Maria Shriver reports for ...
Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment: Epidemiology, Common Pathophysiological Findings, and Treatment ConsiderationsHearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment: Epidemiology, Common Pathophysiological Findings, and Treatment Considerations
In recent years, there has been increasing research interest in the correlation between hearing impairment and cognitive decline, two conditions that have demonstrated a strong association. Hearing loss appears as ...
Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Get your hearing checked todayWant to reduce your risk of dementia? Get your hearing checked today
Are you having a little trouble hearing conversations? If so, you’re not alone. An estimated 23% of Americans ages 12 and older have hearing loss. Although most of those people have mild ...
The Hidden Risks of Hearing LossThe Hidden Risks of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is frustrating for those who have it and for their loved ones. But recent research from Johns Hopkins reveals that it also is linked with walking problems, falls ...
Mayo Clinic Minute: How hearing affects your brain healthMayo Clinic Minute: How hearing affects your brain health
If you find yourself having difficulty following conversations or issues with memory and thinking skills, you may want to get your hearing checked. Age-related hearing loss may be linked to an increased ...
How is hearing loss related to cognitive decline and dementia?How is hearing loss related to cognitive decline and dementia?
Cognitive load. One mechanism which has been hypothesized to link hearing loss and cognitive decline is the idea of cognitive load. In other words, when you can’t hear well, the ear is constantly ...
Hearing loss is a known risk factor for dementiaHearing loss is a known risk factor for dementia
Studies have long linked hearing loss to dementia. One Johns Hopkins study concluded that people with hearing loss are up to five times more at risk for developing dementia than peers with ...
