In an effort to examine the link between a form of age-related hearing loss (involving the inner ear and **hearing nerves) and the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), researchers examined 1,604 people with an *average age of 75 years. (MCI is a type of cognitive decline that is noticeable, but not sufficiently significant to *interfere with daily activities.) The study’s participants underwent a series of hearing tests and had both their memory and reasoning tested. The researchers found that those with hearing loss were twice as likely to develop MCI *compared with people whose hearing was intact. While the study doesn’t prove that hearing loss leads to memory loss, it does demonstrate a link between the two.
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P.S. A third of seniors worldwide have a disabling form of hearing loss.