Cognitive Disorders and Hearing Loss

Cognitive disorders, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s, sometimes share a connection with hearing loss.

Learn how you can keep your brain and your hearing healthier longer with the help of Beltone Tristate’s team of hearing care specialists.

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Cognitive Disorders and Hearing Loss

Cognitive disorders, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s, sometimes share a connection with hearing loss.

Learn how you can keep your brain and your hearing healthier longer with the help of Beltone Tristate’s team of hearing care specialists.

SCHEDULE A FREE HEARING TEST

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The Connection Between Your Brain and Your Hearing

The instances where more than one health condition is simultaneously present in the body are known as comorbidities. This area of study has become an important area of focus for many health researchers.

Some of these studies have led to both greater insight about certain health conditions and new solutions for those suffering from a wide variety of ailments.

The world of hearing is no different when it comes to comorbidities, with health experts drawing correlations between hearing loss and smoking, circulatory issues, diabetes, depression, as well as brain-related conditions like dementia.

The Connection Between Your Brain and Your Hearing

The instances where more than one health condition is simultaneously present in the body are known as comorbidities. This area of study has become an important area of focus for many health researchers.

Some of these studies have led to both greater insight about certain health conditions and new solutions for those suffering from a wide variety of ailments.

The world of hearing is no different when it comes to comorbidities, with health experts drawing correlations between hearing loss and smoking, circulatory issues, diabetes, depression, as well as brain-related conditions like dementia.

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The Good News

The good news is that there is hope. Though many of these conditions cannot be cured, most can be treated. With the right testing, recommendations, and consistency of care, many will be able to live much happier, healthier lives than if their condition were to go untreated.

Let’s take a moment to learn a little more about how hearing loss is connected to dementia, its effects, and what you can do to treat or delay the effects of dementia, related conditions, and hearing loss.

The Good News

The good news is that there is hope. Though many of these conditions cannot be cured, most can be treated. With the right testing, recommendations, and consistency of care, many will be able to live much happier, healthier lives than if their condition were to go untreated.

Let’s take a moment to learn a little more about how hearing loss is connected to dementia, its effects, and what you can do to treat or delay the effects of dementia, related conditions, and hearing loss.

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Auditory Deprivation

Auditory deprivation is a condition that occurs when the areas of the brain responsible for processing sound essentially atrophy due to a lack of stimulation. Auditory deprivation can often be prevented with the use of hearing aids.

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Dementia

Dementia is a condition in which a person’s ability to clearly think, reason, and remember is impaired through a loss of normal cognitive function, disrupting and sometimes even endangering their daily lives. Untreated hearing loss can increase one’s susceptibility to this decline. The effects of dementia can often be delayed or improved through the consistent use of hearing aid technology.

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Tinnitus

Tinnitus is a symptom of an overarching condition that creates buzzing, pulsing, ringing, or hissing only perceptible to the individual afflicted. This can result in anxiety, distraction and other disruptive experiences. The effects of tinnitus can often be treated with the aid of certain hearing devices.

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Hear Better with Beltone

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The team at Beltone Tristate believes in treating our patients holistically. As such, we work to treat all of our patients’ symptoms with care, dedication, and award-winning hearing devices. We offer free screenings which can help prevent cognitive disorders such as auditory deprivation. To learn more about our services, contact us today.

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