An Examination of Cardiovascular Health and Hearing Case History Although the association between cardiovascular health and the health of peripheral and central auditory systems was first shown in research 80 years ago, the movement to include heart health history in...
Falls More Common Among Individuals with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is not typically considered a risk factor for incident falls, but previous reports of audiometric hearing loss and incident falls led Drs. Frank R. Lin and Luigi Ferrucci, of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the National Institute...
White and Mexican American Males at Disproportionately High Risk for Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can be a disabling condition in social, economic, and academic terms. Even a mild hearing loss (a 25-dB loss) can impair language processing, which can limit communication and negatively affect work, health-related quality of life, and cognitive and...
Adults with Hearing Loss More Susceptible to Cognitive Impairment
Hearing loss is prevalent in almost two-thirds of adults over the age of 70, and it remains undertreated. Over the past several years, medical researchers have begun to piece together the links between hearing loss and cognitive decline that may...
Hearing Loss Found to Be an Independent Predictor of Developing Dementia
In multiple research studies, age-related hearing loss has been independently associated with decreased cognitive function and an increased likelihood of dementia. In 2010, there were 4.7 million people 65 years or older with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is projected...
Diabetes Linked to Hearing Loss in Nationally Representative Study
More than 17 percent of the U.S. adult population (36 million people) has hearing loss, including an estimated 30 percent of the U.S. population over 65 years of age. Risk for hearing impairment is most strongly associated with males of...
Hearing Loss Associated with Increased Incidence of Hospitalization
Hearing loss is a chronic condition that affects nearly two-thirds of adults aged 70 or older in the United States, and it has been independently associated with cognitive impairment and poor physical functioning in an array of research journals. Data...
Cigarette Smoking Connected to Hearing Loss
Cigarette Smoking Connected to Hearing Loss in Population-Based Study We know that genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors help determine an individual’s susceptibility to hearing loss in later age, but those factors may also play a role in the development of...