Re: Hearing Loss & Dementia

[Mary Gootee]

I just cannot tell you how this information SCARES the living you know what out of me!

 

Thank you Chuck, for your efforts in bringing on the 2 new locations for me!

That is great news!

Mary

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Chuck <cmce...@manantechnologies.com> wrote:

We conducted a case-control study in 100 cases who had Alzheimer's-
type dementia and 100 age-, sex-, and education-matched, nondemented
controls to evaluate the hypothesis that hearing impairment
contributes to cognitive dysfunction in older adults. The prevalence
of a hearing loss of 30 dB or greater was significantly higher in
cases than in controls (odds ratio, 2.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.2
to 3.4), even when adjusted for potentially confounding variables. In
addition, we observed a dose-response relationship in which greater
hearing loss was associated with a higher adjusted relative odds of
having dementia. Hearing loss was also significantly and independently
correlated with the severity of cognitive dysfunction, as measured by
the Mini-Mental State Examination, in nondemented as well as demented
patients. These results demonstrate an association between <a
href="http://www.hearsource.com">hearing impairment</a> and dementia
and lend support to the hypothesis that hearing impairment contributes
to cognitive dysfunction in older adults.

--
Mary Gootee; H.I.S
Manan Hear Care Specialist
1-800-416-2434
www.mananhearing.com