{"id":1119,"date":"2023-02-17T13:03:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2023-02-17T13:03:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:03:26","slug":"is-hearing-loss-an-early-sign-of-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=1119","title":{"rendered":"Is Hearing Loss an Early Sign of Dementia?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">Hearing loss can be a frustrating experience that can negatively impact a person&#8217;s quality of life. Nearly half of people over age 60 have hearing loss.<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;There is concern that hearing loss can lead to other health problems as well. Research shows that hearing loss is a risk factor for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/what-is-dementia-5074105\">dementia<\/a>, especially for patients between 45 and 64 years old.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-2\">This article discusses the connection between hearing and memory loss, risk factors, prevention, and when to see a healthcare provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/thmb\/4Sb1_6AWzGTxLXebJ1ZH2wlVeWc=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/GettyImages-1280519362-d49d4fd7e68540d8ac52d36d1b14cc05.jpg\" alt=\"Older women with hearing loss\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/thmb\/4Sb1_6AWzGTxLXebJ1ZH2wlVeWc=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/GettyImages-1280519362-d49d4fd7e68540d8ac52d36d1b14cc05.jpg\" alt=\"Older women with hearing loss\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HUIZENG HU \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/hearing-loss-and-dementia-5209801\">https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/hearing-loss-and-dementia-5209801<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing loss can be a frustrating experience that can negatively impact a person&#8217;s quality of life. Nearly half of people over age 60 have hearing loss.1&nbsp;There is concern that hearing loss can lead to other health problems as well. Research shows that hearing loss is a risk factor for&nbsp;dementia, especially for patients between 45 and 64 years old.2 This article discusses the connection between hearing and memory loss, risk factors, prevention, and when to see a healthcare provider. Read more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conditions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1120,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}