Prevent 75% cognitive decline! Data from 25000 people show that hearing aids can reduce the risk of dementia

November 26, 2019 / Biovalley BIOON / - -- according to the report released by the international Alzheimer's Association, there are about 50 million Alzheimer's patients in the world in 2018, with an average of one elderly person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease every three seconds According to the 2017 China psychiatric epidemiological survey, the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in people aged 65 and above in China is 5.56% According to this, nearly ten million elderly people suffer from Alzheimer's disease A new study concludes that over time, people who wear hearing aids for age-related hearing problems (hereinafter referred to as hearing aids group) maintain better brain function than those who do not wear hearing aids (hereinafter referred to as hearing aids group) This conclusion is based on the important research collected by the lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care in recent years Previous important studies have pointed out that visual or auditory impairment increases the risk of dementia, and the damage of both senses will further increase the risk of dementia; even slight damage of multiple senses (olfactory, tactile, visual and auditory) will also increase the risk of dementia and cognitive decline The new study suggests that hearing aids may reduce the risk Hearing aid, image from Wikipedia The study, called protect, involved 25000 people over the age of 50, was conducted by researchers from the University of Exeter and King's College London in the UK, and the results were presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Los Angeles in 2019 These findings provide early evidence that encouraging people to wear effective hearing aids may help protect the brain and reduce the risk of dementia In this study, both groups were tested annually for more than two years After that time, the hearing aid group performed better than the non hearing aid group in assessing working memory and attention In attention measurement, the hearing aid group showed faster response time - a daily reflection of concentration, such as "trying to listen to the voice", "focusing on the interesting object", "listening to someone attentively" "Previous studies have shown that hearing loss is associated with brain function loss, memory loss and an increased risk of dementia," said Anne Corbett, Ph.D., head of protect and University of Exeter Our study is one of the largest to explore the impact of hearing aids on the brain, suggesting that wearing them may actually protect the brain We need more research and clinical trials to test this now, and maybe we should take this into account when we develop policies that help people stay healthy later in life " Professor Clive Ballard, of the University of Exeter School of medicine, said, "we know that if we start in middle age, we can reduce the risk of dementia by a third The study is part of a series of important studies trying to find out exactly what keeps our brains healthy These results are preliminary findings and more research is needed, but it has exciting potential The message of this study is that if you are advised to wear a hearing aid, find one that suits you At least it will improve your hearing It may also keep your brain sharp " Prior to this, piers Dawes and others at the University of Manchester in the UK found that although wearing hearing aids does not prevent or reverse cognitive degradation, it can delay the progress of this degradation by as much as 75% Staying up late increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease Sleep, the top sleep journal, published a study on the relationship between sleep and Alzheimer's disease: a study of 124 volunteers found that those who slept more during the day had three times more β - amyloid protein in their brains than those who slept more during the day! It means that these people will be more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's in the future than those who work and rest normally In this paper, Professor Adam P Spira, an associate professor in the Department of mental health at Bloomberg School of public health, Johns Hopkins University, once said, "factors such as diet, exercise and cognitive activity have been considered as important ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease, but the preventive effect of sleep quality on Alzheimer's disease is not clear." We all know that Alzheimer's disease is the most important type of dementia in the elderly, which is manifested in brain dysfunction and personality behavior changes, such as memory loss, word failure, confusion of thinking, decreased judgment and so on, which seriously affects daily life The older you are, the greater the risk Then, active prevention and intervention measures can effectively delay the occurrence and development of the disease and improve the quality of life (Bio Valley Com) Reference News: 1 Anti Alzheimer's focus on 9 core information People's Network - Overseas Edition of people's daily Https://ent.china.com/region/13002286/20190927/37120033.html 2.wearing hearing aid may help protect brain in later life http:// 3.vision and hearing loss may raise risk of death Dementia in Older Adults http://
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