One-Third of New Dementia Cases May Be Linked to This Condition

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 Dementia is complex, but this condition could be a significant piece of the puzzle. 

Nearly 1 in 3 new cases of dementia may be linked to clinically significant hearing loss, according to a recent study. Researchers looked at nearly 3,000 medical records of participants with an average age of 75, with eight years of follow-up data. In their analysis, researchers reaffirmed an association between people diagnosed with hearing loss and a higher rate of dementia. Their findings…

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