{"id":99,"date":"2021-06-23T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T10:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2021-09-21T09:32:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T08:32:53","slug":"hearing-aids-can-address-a-hearing-loss-to-keep-your-brain-sharp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/hearing-aids-can-address-a-hearing-loss-to-keep-your-brain-sharp\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Aids can address a hearing loss to keep your brain sharp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The surprising link between hearing loss and dementia.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Worldwide, around 50 million people<\/strong> have dementia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half of people don\u2019t know the risk factors for dementia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individuals with moderate hearing loss have triple the dementia risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If all hearing loss was treated, nearly 1 in 10 cases of dementia could be eliminated<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that there were different ways to reduce the risk of dementia?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Released on 30th July 2020, a report by The Lancet Commission suggested that modifying 12 risk factors from childhood to later life could delay or prevent around 40% of dementia cases. These lifestyle factors that can be adjusted in order to reduce one\u2019s risk for developing dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 12 modifiable risk factors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • less education in early life <\/li>
  • hearing loss<\/li>
  • traumatic brain injury<\/li>
  • hypertension<\/li>
  • alcohol<\/li>
  • obesity<\/li>
  • smoking<\/li>
  • depression<\/li>
  • social isolation<\/li>
  • physical inactivity <\/li>
  • air pollution <\/li>
  • diabetes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    An untreated hearing loss in midlife remains the largest modifiable risk factor of dementia. Additionally, dementia risk varies based on level of hearing loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mild hearing loss doubles the dementia risk, moderate hearing loss triples the risk and severe hearing impairment increased the risk up to 5 times that of this who do not have an hearing impairment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Source: https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(20)30367-6\/fulltext<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Do you think you may<\/strong> have a hearing loss? Contact us today for a FREE hearing health check and one of our specialist audiologists<\/strong> will be happy to help. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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