Hearing loss

 Hearing aids can help stave off dementia in many older people.

           Hearing loss can contribute to the early onset of dementia.Failing hearing overwhelms the brain and forces people to reallocate their brain resources and brain power.

             Cutting off audio input speeds up the atrophy of the brain.Hearing loss contributes to social isolation and that negatively affects cognition.

               Wearing hearing aids can improve social engagement for the elderly and can help some people's brain to stay sharper for longer.That is why barriers to access hearing care must be removed.

                     Hearing loss is invisible;deafness is an invisible handicap.Some older people refuse to wear hearing aids because of the stigma around disability and ageism.