Neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s are extremely complex disorders to be treated in the post-diagnostic phase. In terms of health, the proverbial “prevention is better than cure” fits perfectly with this concept. The prevention of psychophysical health in general should be a fixed point in everyday life, helping us to intercept and treat more serious future ailments in advance. For the eyes, for example, after the age of 50, ignoring these cues is the first step towards total vision loss. Medical control is therefore always essential, especially if in the presence of certain signals.
Brain and memory could be shattered if you neglect this antechamber of dementia and Alzheimer’s
Estimates indicate that by 2050, 150 million people worldwide will be affected by dementia. Influencing the onset of mental pathologies such as Alzheimer’s are 12 incident factors, one of which is often too underestimated. Among these, in addition to smoking, hypertension and age, there is another: hearing.
Hearing has a significant impact on dementias, whatever their nature. In particular, there is talk of hypoacusis (hearing loss) not treated adequately. Brain and memory could be shattered by neglecting this antechamber of dementia and Alzheimer’s, also compromising the motor system. In fact, the correlations between hearing, stability and balance are increasingly highlighted.
Studies about it
To deepen the research, the University of Michigan examined 114,862 hearing aid prescriptions for hearing loss from 2008 to 2013. In 5 years, it was found that only 11% of women and 13% of men had consistently worn hearing aids. The data show that those who treated hearing loss would have reduced the risk of dementia by 18% compared to others. Furthermore, studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association show that already average levels of deafness clearly affect postural stability and balance.
Further links
Furthermore, the causes that link untreated hearing to forms of dementia are not only biological, but also psychological. Deafness conditions, even mild ones, can be embarrassing, leading to anxiety, depression and stress. Especially in older people, this leads to a feeling of greater loneliness, leading to isolation with decreased brain stimuli.
Deepening
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