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Tag: hearing loss causes
How You Lose Your Hearing As You Age
The following is a guest post from John O’Connor. Hearing loss is one of the symptoms of aging. åÊIt should not be taken for granted. åÊThis dysfunction of the hearing organs can be dangerous. åÊIt can also be prevented. How can hearing loss affect your life? Sometimes, hearing loss is...
Musical Training Can Overcome Hearing Loss
Eline de Ruite, Getty Images A study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging shows that lifelong musical training ÛÓ particularly when continued late in life ÛÓ can help overcome age-related hearing loss. Researchers at Northwestern University’s Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory measured how the brains of young musicians, older musicians and...
Hearing Loss Can Result in Brain Loss in Elders
@Getty Images Hearing loss in older adults might also cause a loss in brain volume, say researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.æ Devices such as hearing aids could be more important than previously thought. When investigators studied MRI scans of older individuals (ages 60-77)...