Listening is a skill that most of us take for granted. But research suggests that adults should pay attention to changes in their hearing ability. Because hearing problems may be linked to developing dementia in older age. A 2021 study of more than 80,000 adults over the age of 60 found that people who had trouble hearing speech in noisy environments had a higher risk of dementia. Which is a broad term for conditions characterized by memory loss and difficulty with language and other thinking skills. But there is a…
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