{"id":10944,"date":"2024-08-08T09:02:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T09:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=10944"},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T09:24:05","slug":"how-hearing-and-vision-loss-increase-risk-for-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=10944","title":{"rendered":"How Hearing and Vision Loss Increase Risk for Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In older adults, even mild impairment can affect the brain. But there are simple ways to reduce the harm.<\/p>\n

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Adults over age 65 who experience vision loss have a nearly 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia. If those vision problems are corrected, that risk drops dramatically.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to a report<\/a> published last week by an international commission focused on dementia prevention, which added vision impairment to its list of 14 total modifiable risk factors for dementia. Other risk factors include smoking, diabetes, social isolation and hypertension.<\/p>\n

Experts say the addition of vision loss is not a surprise, particularly given that another sensory impairment \u2014 hearing loss \u2014 has been linked to dementia and is also on the list.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we know about how even mild to moderate vision and hearing impairment increase the risk for dementia, and what to do about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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