{"id":27828,"date":"2025-05-15T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27828"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:22:55","slug":"how-to-protect-your-hearing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27828","title":{"rendered":"How to Protect Your Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Experts weigh in on Q-Tips, headphones, concerts and more.<\/p>\n

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For most people, your hearing gradually deteriorates with age, and about half of the time it\u2019s caused by genetics<\/a> that are out of your control.<\/p>\n

But years of regularly attending room-rumbling concerts, for instance, can exacerbate hearing loss, and you might find yourself straining to hear movies or struggling to follow group conversations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we\u2019re young, we think nothing can ever threaten us,\u201d said Dr. Howard W. Francis, a professor of otolaryngology at the Duke University School of Medicine. But 55 percent<\/a> of U.S. adults have disabling hearing loss when they\u2019re 75 and older. And if hearing loss goes untreated, it can raise your risk of developing conditions like dementia<\/a> and depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to protect your ears. Here\u2019s what experts suggest you do \u2014 and what you should avoid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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