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“The average individual waits 7-10 years after they first notice hearing loss to take steps toward addressing their changes in hearing,” says Amanda Cooper, licensed hearing aid specialist.
How is hearing loss related to dementia? Hearing loss untreated can affect and/or hurry cognitive decline, says Rebecca Lewis, Au.D., audiologist and audiology director of the Adult & Pediatric ...
Age-related hearing loss in midlife is linked to cognitive impairment in late life, and is seen as a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Such hearing loss may be caused by a central auditory processing disorder that makes the understanding of speech against background noise difficult. Age-related hearing loss is ...
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists are professionals who typically provide aural rehabilitation components. The audiologist may be responsible for the fitting, dispensing and management of a hearing device, counseling the client about his or her hearing loss, the application of certain processes to enhance communication, and the skills training regarding environmental modifications ...
It also found that adult hearing loss is associated with increasing age, sex, ethnicity, educational level, and noise exposure. [128] Nearly one in four adults had audiometric results suggesting noise-induced hearing loss. Almost one in four adults who reported excellent or good hearing had a similar pattern (5.5% on both sides and 18% on one ...
The great news is that addressing the issue makes a real difference: In a recent study of older adults at risk for cognitive decline, results “demonstrably and definitively showed that treating ...
Data shows not enough people wear hearing aids, which could be a problem for long-term health. Experts explain how the devices help and when to get them.
The prevention of dementia involves reducing the number of risk factors for the development of dementia, and is a global health priority needing a global response. [1] [2] Initiatives include the establishment of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP) [3] which aims to link researchers in this field globally, and the establishment of the Global Dementia Observatory ...