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A recent study indicates that hearing loss could contribute to dementia by impacting regions of the brain associated with attention and executive function.
A collaborative study indicates using subtitles, hearing aids and other ways to 'reduce the cognitive effort required to understand speech . could be important for protecting the brain.'
Hearing loss is associated with subtle changes in the brain, and actions that reduce the effort used in understanding speech could also reduce the risk of dementia, a report published Tuesday by UC San Diego researchers found.