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Hearing Correction Helps Cognitive Decline

NewsBy Chris MichelsSeptember 28, 2020

Can treating hearing loss help stave off cognitive decline? We all want to maintain our mental sharpness as we get older. Dementia, Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline are conditions everyone hopes to avoid. A growing body of research has shown that hearing loss plays a role in our ability to stay mentally sharp as we age.…

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Even subtle hearing loss can alter the brain function of young adults

NewsBy Chris MichelsApril 23, 2020

In 2018, assistant professor Yune Lee and his research team at Ohio State University monitored the brain activity of study participants 18 through 41 years of age as they listened to increasingly complex sentences. The team was hoping to measure if human brains work harder to comprehend more complex messages. What they unexpectedly discovered, instead, was…

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Hearing loss increases the risk of accidental injuries

NewsBy Chris MichelsApril 12, 2020

An analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey found that, over an eight year period (2007 – 2015), people who reported that they had “a lot of trouble” hearing ended up being twice as likely to have an accidental injury — both at work and leisure — as people who reported no trouble…

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Five reasons why you should not ignore hearing loss

NewsBy Chris MichelsMarch 24, 2020

Does this sound familiar? Either you or someone you know is just starting to deal with hearing loss. But instead of taking it seriously, you brush it aside.  You can cope, you’ve decided. You’ll just turn the TV up a little louder. Ask people to speak up or repeat what they said. And really, the…

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