{"id":347,"date":"2019-09-27T17:12:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T22:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearingfocused.fm1.dev\/?page_id=347"},"modified":"2022-01-11T10:50:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T16:50:59","slug":"hearing-loss-dementia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hearingfocused.com\/clinical-research\/hearing-loss-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Loss & Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Research by Johns Hopkins University and others has\nconfirmed what many audiologists and physicians have long feared: there is an\nirrefutable link between hearing loss and cognitive decline. Initial problems\nsuch as memory loss and an inability to concentrate can worsen over time. Left\nuntreated, this may eventually lead to dementia and other forms of severe\ncognitive impairment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the most recent study, published in 2013, 2,000 older\nadults (average age: 77) were tracked for a period of six years. Those who\nbegan the study with the worst hearing loss \u2013 impairment bad enough to\ninterfere with daily conversational ability \u2013 were 24 percent more likely to\nsee a decline in cognitive ability compared to individuals with normal hearing.\nA similar study published in 2011 concluded that persons with moderate hearing\nloss were three times as likely to develop dementia. These figures are striking\nand hard to refute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correlation Between Hearing Loss & Dementia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Though the reason for the correlation isn\u2019t completely\nunderstood, several theories exist. It may be that the increased cognitive load\nthe brain experiences when trying to hear properly taxes the resources that\nwould otherwise be available for memory and concentration. Alternatively, a\ndecrease in the brain\u2019s \u201cgray matter\u201d may lead to a shrinkage in brain cells\nand a resulting inability to process sound. Another factor may be the social\nisolation many individuals with hearing loss experience; this lack of\nsocialization has been shown to accelerate cognitive decline and dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n

Call Hearing Focused<\/span> at (262) 679-8888<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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