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Hearing Loss and Dementia
Have Dr . Megan you ever Myers-Auria had a hearing , CCC-A appointment scheduled and the
AUDIOLOGIST office asked if you could bring your spouse or a loved one to the appointment Many older and adults you show wondered signs of why dementia ? Hearing : not loss responding doesn ’ t , just affect not remembering the person , with and the inappropriate loss , it also responding affects the . But whole some family of , friends these signs , and are anyone signs you of hearing come in loss contact as well with . Worldwide . , there are
How 55 million does people it affect living others with you dementia may ask . That ? From number frustration is projected with having to grow to to repeat 78 million conversations in 2030 , and and by misunderstood 2050 , 139 million words . There , to are the 430 heartbreak million people of seeing worldwide someone experiencing you love moderate withdraw or and greater isolate themselves hearing loss . from This number activities is and projected people to because grow to of 700 their million hearing by loss 2050
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and dementia isolation , depression . , and injurious falls .
Johns Hopkins recently published an article with an updated Did you know most people wait an average of 7 to 10 years study on the effects of hearing loss and dementia . Frank Lin , MD , before they decide to do something about their hearing loss ? PhD , has been on the study since the beginning . Researchers It ’ s not healthy for them to wait and it can cause major strain on have questioned : Could hearing aids reduce the risk of a person your relationship when you have to act as their ears for many developing dementia ? Lin explains the connection between the years two conditions
. and where the science is headed . TIPS He FOR states TALKING that with WITH the connection SOMEONE between WITH HEARING the brain LOSS and
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How can you help ? Talk to your loved ones about their hearing concerns . Gently remind them of their hearing loss
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Frank R . Lin , MD , PhD ( November 2021 ), Hearing Loss and the Dementia Connection You can only do something COGNITIVE about 2 of your DECLINE senses :
Did you know that hearing loss is correlated with cognitive decline ? One of the key risk factors for dementia that you can control is hearing loss .
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