Older Adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older adults whose hearing is normal , shows a six-year study from johns Hopkins. On average, older adults with hearing loss developed a significant impairment in their cognitive abilities 3.2 years sooner than those with normal hearing.
Hearing loss should not be considered an inconsequential part of aging. One reason could be that impaired hearing may also force the brain to devote too much of its energy to processing sound, and at the expense of energy spent on memory and thinking.
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Hindustan Times- Wellness,
27/01/2013
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