Hearing Loss and Independence

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Today’s hearing fact from the renowned Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicineand Gerontology calls attention to a startling reality that is important to keep top-of-mindas we age: Age-related hearing loss can decrease the ability to perform daily livingtasks without assistance from others.Perhaps this fact may come as no surprise, since numerous different studies haveshown that hearing health can have…

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FAQ About Hearing Loss And Help

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Most people who have hearing loss aren’t born with it. Instead, hearing loss creeps upon us over time, usually caused by exposure to loud noises, aging, or somecombination of the two.Statistics show that the prevalence of hearing loss doubles for every decade of life,which explains why one out of three people 65-74 have hearing loss, nearly half over75 have it,…

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What is listening fatigue and is it treatable?

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As the social demands increase during this time of year—with everything from publicholidays to graduation parties upon us—today’s hearing fact raises importantawareness of “additional fatigue” that people with untreated hearing loss may beexperiencing in their everyday lives: listening fatigue.Listening fatigue (also called “listener’s fatigue” or “ear fatigue”) occurs when we strainto hear and interpret sound, and then experience mental,…

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Untreated vision loss, cataracts found to increase dementia risk

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According to the Lancet’s report, considerable new evidence has emerged that points tountreated vision loss as a modifiable risk factor for dementia. This includes thefollowing: After an examination of 14 cohort studies, the Commission found that adults withuntreated vision loss faced a 47% increased dementia risk. Another analysis revealed that cataracts (or clouding of the eye’s lens, resultingin…

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