Want to slash your risk of dementia by a third? Sort out your hearing!
4 years, 7 months ago

Want to slash your risk of dementia by a third? Sort out your hearing!

Daily Mail  

At present just 40 per cent of those who could benefit from aid actually use one If all hearing loss was promptly treated nearly one in 10 cases could be wiped out earing loss in mid-life could raise risk of dementia later on by up to 40 per cent We all know someone who shrugs off their hearing loss as just another inevitability of older age. Astonishingly, hearing loss in mid-life raises the risk of dementia later on by up to 40 per cent, according to some studies. Astonishingly, hearing loss in mid-life raises the risk of dementia later on by up to 40 per cent, making it the leading preventable cause of dementia, according to some studies Professor Gill Livingston, who led the Lancet Commission’s review, says: ‘Suddenly we have an enormous opportunity to prevent disease. ‘This in turn could reduce brain volume in areas which aren’t being used as much.’ Studies have also linked hearing loss to smoking and cardiovascular problems, which are both risk factors for dementia.

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Silent signals
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Silent signals

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of neurological conditions characterised by a decline in cognitive function that affects a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. While dementia is primarily associated with cognitive decline due to neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, research has revealed that hearing loss can significantly influence cognitive health. Hearing loss is also associated with …

Iconic game show FINALLY returns to ITV with its famous host after being pulled off air
1 year, 2 months ago

Iconic game show FINALLY returns to ITV with its famous host after being pulled off air

Daily Mail  

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is finally returning to screens following a string of delays The show will finally be back on Sunday, January 28, some 15 months after it went off-air The original series – which began airing in 1998 – was hosted by Chris Tarrant who left the show in 2014. The 63-year-old has been told by …

New hope for reversing hearing loss as cell therapy nears first trial
1 year, 6 months ago

New hope for reversing hearing loss as cell therapy nears first trial

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A cell therapy to improve hearing could transform the lives of …

Hearing aids could help prevent dementia: Study
1 year, 11 months ago

Hearing aids could help prevent dementia: Study

Hindustan Times  

Hearing aids aren't only good for hearing loss. According to a study published in The Lancet earlier this month, people with hearing impairments who don't use a hearing aid have a higher risk of developing dementia than people with normal hearing. Hearing loss important risk factor for dementia Hearing loss is associated with 8% of global cases of dementia, making …

Use Of Hearing Aids By People With Hearing Loss May Reduce Dementia Risk: Study In Lancet
1 year, 11 months ago

Use Of Hearing Aids By People With Hearing Loss May Reduce Dementia Risk: Study In Lancet

ABP News  

Use of hearing aids by people with a hearing loss can significantly reduce their risk of dementia. The study said that when people with hearing loss use a hearing aid, their dementia risk could be reduced to the same level as people without hearing loss. Meanwhile, people with hearing loss using hearing aids had no increased risk of dementia. People …

Hearing aids may lower risk of dementia, Lancet study suggests
1 year, 11 months ago

Hearing aids may lower risk of dementia, Lancet study suggests

Daily Mail  

Wearing a hearing aid slashes the risk of dementia in people who are hard of hearing, a study suggests. Results showed those who did not use hearing aids had a 42 percent higher risk of developing dementia within 12 years compared to those who used the device. Lead study author, Professor Dongshan Zhu, from Shandong University, said: 'Our study provides …

Hearing aids can help prevent dementia, study suggests
2 years, 2 months ago

Hearing aids can help prevent dementia, study suggests

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Previous studies have found hearing loss to be one of the biggest risk factors associated …

Struggling to hear conversations in a noisy room increases dementia risk
3 years, 8 months ago

Struggling to hear conversations in a noisy room increases dementia risk

Daily Mail  

People who find it difficult to hear a conversation in a noisy environment are twice as likely to go on to develop dementia later in life, the findings of a new study reveal. They found that difficulty hearing spoken conversations, particularly in a noisy environment, is associated with up to 91 per cent increased risk of dementia. The study authors …

Hearing loss before 50 may raise drug abuse risk, finds study
5 years, 11 months ago

Hearing loss before 50 may raise drug abuse risk, finds study

India TV News  

Health is a major concern these days with hectic work schedules. The findings showed adults under 35 years with a hearing loss were 2.5 times more likely to have a prescription opioid use disorder. In addition, those between age 35 years and 49 years who had hearing loss were nearly twice as likely as their hearing peers to have disorders …

Over 1 billion risk permanent hearing loss from loud sounds, warns WHO: How noise pollution can damage your mind
6 years ago

Over 1 billion risk permanent hearing loss from loud sounds, warns WHO: How noise pollution can damage your mind

India Today  

At an age when so much of our leisure time is spent on our mobiles, headphones have become our constant companion. "Over a billion young people are at risk of hearing loss simply by doing what they really enjoy doing a lot, which is listening regularly to music through their headphones over their devices," said Technical Officer Shelly Chadha, who …

Hearing loss may indicate memory loss for some, says a study
7 years ago

Hearing loss may indicate memory loss for some, says a study

India TV News  

Elderly people with a certain type of hearing loss may be more likely to also have memory loss and thinking problems called mild cognitive impairment, says a study. The researchers found that people with central hearing loss were twice as likely to have mild cognitive impairment as people who had no hearing loss. Of the participants, 26 per cent had …

Third of dementia cases are preventable through nine lifestyle changes, say researchers
7 years, 8 months ago

Third of dementia cases are preventable through nine lifestyle changes, say researchers

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gill Livingston, a professor at University College London and …

About one-third of dementia cases could be prevented by actions that begin in childhood, experts say
7 years, 8 months ago

About one-third of dementia cases could be prevented by actions that begin in childhood, experts say

LA Times  

More than 1 in 3 cases of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia can be traced to factors — such as inadequate education, obesity, hearing loss and smoking — that simply don’t need to be, according to a new report. Dr. Lon Schneider, an Alzheimer’s Disease specialist at USC’s Keck School of Medicine and one of the report’s senior …

Worried about dementia? Hearing and language problems could be forerunners of cognitive decline
7 years, 8 months ago

Worried about dementia? Hearing and language problems could be forerunners of cognitive decline

LA Times  

Scientists have traced the roots of dementia back to midlife, a time when hearing loss and changes in speech patterns may signal the onset of cognitive decline. The researchers focused on 64 participants whose test results over eight to 10 years led to a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, a condition that often progresses into Alzheimer’s disease. The …

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