May 20, 2022
A Hearing Solution for Music Lovers?
FM radio sounds better than AM because of bandwidth. The same principle explains why Earlens delivers the natural sound quality that conventional hearing aids can't.
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If you want to keep your brain healthy, you might want to start by getting your hearing checked. A growing body of research has found a strong link between cognitive health and hearing loss. Frank Lin from Johns Hopkins University found that the risk of dementia was substantially higher among patients with hearing loss in a landmark study in 2013, and more recent research published in The Lancet identified hearing loss as the top modifiable risk factor for dementia.
To learn more about the connection between hearing and overall wellness, read "Want a Healthy Brain? Check Your Ears" in the San Jose Mercury News.
Lin FR, Yaffe K, Xia J, et al. Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(4):293–299. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1868
Livingston G, Sommerlad A, et al. Dementia prevention, intervention, and care. The Lancet. 2017;390(10113):2673–2734. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31363-6
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