Age-related hearing loss impacts a significant portion of the adult population. While hearing devices can significantly improve the symptoms of age-related hearing loss, many affected individuals don’t seek treatment right away. In fact, most people will wait seven...
The Significance of Hearing Aids for Your Brain Health
It’s a common fact that aging can cause hearing loss, but it’s not so well known that an untreated hearing loss can cause cognitive decline. But there’s good news too – hearing treatment can delay or prevent the onset of cognitive decline and even reverse it....
The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
There is a significant correlation between having an untreated hearing loss and one’s rate of cognitive decline. In 2015, researchers from the University of Colorado reported how the brain reacts to hearing loss, showing that it can reassign the parts of the brain...