{"id":704,"date":"2022-10-31T15:20:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T19:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.fm1.dev\/?p=704"},"modified":"2022-02-25T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T21:36:54","slug":"are-hearing-loss-and-dementia-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/are-hearing-loss-and-dementia-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Hearing Loss And Dementia Connected?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hand-and-ear-9.jpg\" alt=\"Elderly Woman with Hearing Loss\" title=\"The Hearing Loss Dementia Link\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest researched pieces out there at the moment is the link between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/different-types-of-hearing-loss\/\">hearing loss<\/a>&nbsp;and dementia. Dementia is the term used to describe the symptoms of the condition. Some of those symptoms include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Memory loss<\/li><li>Issues with problem-solving<\/li><li>Confusion<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, this is interchangeable as a term with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, which is a common cause of dementia. There is no cure at the moment for either of these diseases. Currently, there are medications that are in the testing stages to help&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/dementia\/diagnosis-treatment\/drc-20352019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slow the rate of dementia<\/a>&nbsp;and this is a big step toward finding something curative for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Linking The Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is currently an international study on the link between hearing loss and dementia and this study has attracted a lot of attention. The study has shown a confirmed link between hearing loss and dementia between adults in the later part of their life. This isn\u2019t a new thing in the hearing community, with audiologist the world over suspecting a link between both dementia and hearing loss. The study has shown that there is an increased risk of dementia in those with hearing loss as well as a risk of depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who have hearing aids as part of the study have a chance of staying independent. The theory has been that memory loss is linked because without correct hearing levels, information cannot be retained. Both hearing loss and dementia are more common as you age, but the evidence now shows that having trouble with hearing makes you more likely to go on to develop dementia later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where Is The Connection?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This doesn\u2019t mean that adults with hearing loss will go on to develop dementia as a guarantee. It just means that the odds are higher and there are things that you can do to help to lower your chances of developing dementia in later life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been shown that the chance of dementia goes up the worse the hearing loss is. An audiologist can determine your level of hearing loss and a study has shown that mild, moderate and severe hearing loss makes the odds of developing dementia two, three and five times higher as you age. Those are significant numbers and it has also been proven to happen quicker. Those adults that lost their hearing found that their mental decline happened up to 40 percent faster. Here are some of the things that could link your hearing loss with dementia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Isolation in common with hearing loss. When you can\u2019t join in conversations or be more social with other people, you end up socially withdrawn and this can make mental decline happen a lot quicker.<\/li><li>The brain works a lot hard to retain information if you can\u2019t hear very well. Being unable to pick up on many sounds can cause the brain to decline.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A hearing test with an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/blog\/4-reasons-to-visit-the-audiologist\">audiologist<\/a>&nbsp;can help to manage a hearing loss and subsequently help you to feel better in the long term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest researched pieces out there at the moment is the link between&nbsp;hearing loss&nbsp;and dementia. Dementia is the term used to describe the symptoms of the condition. Some of those symptoms include: Memory loss Issues with problem-solving Confusion Sometimes, this is interchangeable as a term with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, which is a common cause&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}