Depending on what survey you want to believe, hearing loss in seniors affects at least 1/3 of us around the age of 70 (although judging from my friends’ gradually-increased need to ask me to speak up, I think the number is actually much higher). And of course, if you believe the dire predictions about those […]
Studies over the last few years have linked hearing loss to a higher risk of cognitive decline – common sense that if you don’t use your brain as much because of a sensory loss, your brain will decline faster – and to a higher risk of falling, premature death, and a few other conditions. And […]
A recently much publicized report from a group of experts about how to prevent dementia included hearing loss in mid-life as one of the 9 major risk factors that increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementias, although if you have followed this issue closely over the years, you’d already know […]