How important is treating a hearing loss in a person diagnosed with Alzheimers?
A. Some researchers have long suggested a strong, even causal, connection between untreated hearing loss and memory and cognitive deficits. Auditory processing in older adults with untreated hearing loss can mimic the various communicative and psychosocial behaviors of dementia. (Alzheimers disease being one cause of dementia). Some research has shown that certain factors, for example, untreated hearing loss, at the time of the diagnosis, indicate a higher risk for a more rapid decline. Others believe that it is entirely arguable that the most effective and most pervasive way to delay if not prevent the unnecessary advancement of the symptoms of Alzheimers for most people is to assure appropriate amplification for hearing loss. We agree that For, without question, good hearing health is essential for good mental and psychosocial well-being.
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