Hearing health and brain health what is the link?

World Alzheimer’s Day is a time for elevating attention. Squeezing out perceptions, and increasing public understanding of Alzheimer’s ailment and different forms of dementia.

More than fifty five million people are living with dementia and the number increases every year?

It is predicted to affect at least 250 million people worldwide. The return to society is greater than 1. 3 trillion bucks and expanding quickly each yr as well. Once a relatively “silent epidemic” not often discussed or even noticed, dementia is perhaps now at the point that cancer was many years ago.

What are the modifiable risk factors for dementia?

Several factors were associated with dementia improvement. Some of them are accidentals even while others appear to be protective. The best hazard factor for Alzheimer`s malady and different dementias is age.

While acting alternate is challenging, and some institutions may not be causative, there is tremendous capacity for people to reduce their risk of dementia.

Does treating hearing loss benefit brain health?

Hearing loss is being acknowledged more and more as a risk factor for brain health — particularly in the later decades of life. The Lancet commission says it’s the single biggest potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia.

Hearing loss seems to represent 8% of the modifiable risk of incident dementia in the population.

But the research is still accumulating, population based and not always conclusive. It involves long periods of follow-up and is not talking about the risk for an individual. In addition, the mode of the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline is unknown at present.

We cannot recommend use of hearing aids to prevent dementia at this time. 4 Nevertheless, there all reasons are to recommend for assuming hearing aids in hearing loss for speech comprehension and communication, activities and participation in life.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends in the 2021 World Report on Hearing that undo care offerings of hearing screening and subsequent supply of hearing aids commissioned for older persons to ensure timely detection and management of hearing loss.

Dementia is a general term describing a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain which impact on different cognitive functions such as: memory, thinking, behaviour and emotion.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and is responsible for controlling up to 60 percent of cases.

Hearing loss can be confusing to disentangle from dementia, too, because trouble communicating is a hallmark of each.

While dementia will look different in each individual, the individual will eventually no longer be able to care for themselves and require assistance with all activities of daily living.

There is no cure for dementia. There are medications and treatments, however, that can alleviate some of the symptoms and aggravating factors. It is however, attention to the value that care, information, advice, and support can bring in promoting independence, and supporting people to live at home and in the community for as long as possible.

Hence, why it is essential for us in the hearing business to stay educated – as the World Alzheimer’s Month campaign message goes, “Together, we can make a difference”.

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