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Difficulties hearing speech over noise? That may be an early sign of dementia, new study says New evidence that hearing impairment significantly contributes to the risk of dementia. Reset Researchers at the University of Oxford found evidence that elderly people showing difficulty hearing spoken conversations in relatively noisy environments, such as a bustling street or pub, may face an up to 91% increased risk of dementia later in life. Credit: Pixabay. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), up to 1.5 billion individuals suffer from some form of hearing impairment. Approximately 30 percent of adults aged 65 and older, and 55 percent older than 80 years show some degree of hearing loss. Besides affecting their quality of life, this disability may also contribute to the risk of dementia.

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