Hearing Loss Linked with Brain Atrophy
September 19, 2011
A new study funded by the National Institutes for Health has suggested that a decrease in hearing may accelerate gray matter atrophy in auditory areas of the brain which increases the listening effort necessary to understand speech. Jonathan Peelle, PhD, states that as hearing ability declines with age, interventions such as hearing aids should be considered not only to improve hearing but to preserve the brain. He further states that because people hear differently, even those with moderate hearing losses may have to work harder to understand complex sentences. At the ENT Institute, we recommend annual audiograms in order to monitor even slight changes in auditory acuity which is not always perceived by the patient.
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