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South Suburban Hearing Health helps clients stay sharp
Everyone wants to
maintain their mental
sharpness as they get older.
Dementia, Alzheimer’s
and cognitive decline are
conditions everyone wants
to avoid. But research has
shown that hearing loss
plays a role in the ability
to stay mentally sharp with
age.
Here’s how: Untreated
hearing loss has long been
linked to social isolation
and loneliness, which studies
have shown increases
the risk of Alzheimer’s and
dementia. Think about it.
If people struggle to hear,
they will be more likely to
withdraw from social activities
or situations where
hearing plays a big role.
Secondly, as hearing becomes
more difficult, the
brain has to work harder
to register and comprehend
what is a person is
listening to. This steals
energy needed for memory
and thinking. Imagine the
brain as having a finite
amount of fuel. The more
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fuel that is used for listening
and comprehension,
the less fuel is available
for remembering and other
routine tasks. Finally,
hearing loss is shown to
accelerate brain atrophy or
shrinkage.
Yes, believe it or not,
the brain shrinks as people
age. Researchers at John
Hopkins found that people
with impaired hearing lost
more brain tissue per year
than peers with normal
hearing, likely due to atrophy
from lack of stimulation.
This link between
hearing loss and cognitive
decline should give everyone
incentive to treat hearing
loss.
A study out last summer
provides even more. It
concluded that managing
or treating hearing loss in
life is one of nine things
that can be done to prevent
dementia, and wearing
hearing aids is the most effective
treatment for hearing
loss.
For those who are ready
to treat to their hearing
loss, South Suburban
Hearing Health Center
can help. Call the center at
(708) 966-4724.
Submitted by South Suburban
Hearing Health Center,
14316 S Will Cook Road in
Homer Glen. For more information,
visit www.south
suburbanhearing.com or call
(708) 966-4724.
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Irish.
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