RE: Hearing Loss Appears to be a Significant Risk Factor For Dementia

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Hearing Loss Appears to be a Significant Risk Factor For Dementia

in medicine •  7 years ago 

Thanks for sharing! I didn't know that the hearing loss could be a cause of dementia.

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Well we don't know for sure yet. It appears to be a risk factor but we will need more research to confirm.

Correlation is not causation. Theory #1 is the most likely explanation -- both are caused by a common factor that produces impairment of nerve function. I found that B12 supplementation improved my hearing!