From the February 2019 issue of UCLA Health's Healthy Years (HY)
Hearing Loss May Accelerate Brain Shrinkage
Studies find that untreated hearing loss may lead to or hasten dementia.
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The stigma of wearing hearing aids has been around for decades, certainly since the 40-plus years that UCLA audiologist Alison Grimes has been in the field. But, not using them can affect far more than your ego. “We know everyone loses their hearing as they age, just like everyone loses eyesight as they age,” says […]