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One in five people suffer from hearing loss
1. Yes, you heard it right.
This information was obtained by a study published in The Lancet journal in Mar 2021.
An estimated 1·57 billion people globally had hearing loss in 2019.
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…
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1. Yes, you heard it right.
This information was obtained by a study published in The Lancet journal in Mar 2021.
An estimated 1·57 billion people globally had hearing loss in 2019.
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…
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2. Although hearing loss is common in old ages, globally 70 million children aged 0–15 years also live with this condition. Otitis media and meningitis are risk factors for hearing loss in children.
38% of people with hearing loss were less than 50 years old.
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38% of people with hearing loss were less than 50 years old.
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3. When unaddressed, childhood hearing loss can affect spoken language development, literacy skills, and education, which might affect cognition and social wellbeing.
Older people with hearing loss have a higher risk of developing #dementia, including #AlzheimersDisease.
Older people with hearing loss have a higher risk of developing #dementia, including #AlzheimersDisease.
A seemingly innocuous habit resulted in tinnitus and hearing impairment in a young woman
1. 30-year old Lata presented with tinnitus in both ears of three months duration. It was a constant buzzing sound in ears, which was quite annoying for her.
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1. 30-year old Lata presented with tinnitus in both ears of three months duration. It was a constant buzzing sound in ears, which was quite annoying for her.
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2. One month back Lata also developed hearing problem in both ears. She was unable to respond to her children's voices from the adjoining room at home. She missed registering a few words during routine conversation with others. She consulted an ENT surgeon for evaluation.
3. ENT exam confirmed the worst- she had high-frequency hearing loss. However, local examination of ears was normal.
Lata was too young to develop age-related hearing loss, as it usually affects people aged 65 and above. ENT doctor wanted neurological cause to be excluded.
Lata was too young to develop age-related hearing loss, as it usually affects people aged 65 and above. ENT doctor wanted neurological cause to be excluded.
#hearingaids reduce the risk of #Dementia in people with #hearingloss
1. Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in the elderly and has been identified as the highest modifiable risk factor for dementia (Livingston et al., 2020).
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1. Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in the elderly and has been identified as the highest modifiable risk factor for dementia (Livingston et al., 2020).
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2. In a recent meta-analysis, the usage of hearing restorative devices (hearing aids or cochlear implants) by participants with hearing loss was associated with a 19% decrease in hazards of long-term cognitive decline.
Ref: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
Ref: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
3. Furthermore, usage of these devices was significantly associated with a 3% improvement in cognitive test scores that assessed general #cognition in the short term.
To be beneficial, hearing aids should be worn for a minimum 4 hours per day.
To be beneficial, hearing aids should be worn for a minimum 4 hours per day.
#AtoZofdementia
Once amyloid starts to affect brain cells, it is thought to trigger a cascade of events, much like starting a row of falling dominoes. The brain’s immune cells become overactive and start to cause more harm than good. Blood flow can also be affected.
#AlzResearch
Once amyloid starts to affect brain cells, it is thought to trigger a cascade of events, much like starting a row of falling dominoes. The brain’s immune cells become overactive and start to cause more harm than good. Blood flow can also be affected.
#AlzResearch
Your brain is the most complex thing in the universe. Billions of cells working together to control your emotions, memories, movement and speech. we can take steps to keep our brains healthy and reduce our risk of developing dementia later in life
#scicomm
#scicomm
A CT scan involves combining a series of X-rays taken from different angles of the head to produce images of a person’s brain to rule out conditions that cause similar symptoms to dementia and show structure changes that occur in diseases like Alzheimer’s
1. Hearing loss friends (and everyone else) I think we had a breakthrough yesterday evening at my sister’s party. I’m always banjaxed at any gathering and can’t communicate optimally. Millions can’t. #hearingloss #hearinglosshour @HearingLosshour @ActionDeafness @RNID
2. We were trying out a transcribing app which has a paywall for its more advanced functions. It was pretty good. I wanted to try it out ahead of the @LeicsComedyFest this month. One of our party made what I would regard as a paradigm shifting breakthrough. A true innovation
3 Using two ordinary smartphones he set up a Googlemeet and turned on captions. Bingo! I have this fear that everyone will pile in and say “yes, didn’t you know?!” I don’t think people do know, however, and I’m keen to get this round. Hoping someone will see this and continue
How I became a Nigerian Android
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My name is Ann Adebayo, I was born and raised in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria.
When I was 15 years old, my hearing impairment surfaced, and my parents frantically made the rounds of all the ear, nose and throat specialists in Dubai. They all agreed I was suffering from nerve..
When I was 15 years old, my hearing impairment surfaced, and my parents frantically made the rounds of all the ear, nose and throat specialists in Dubai. They all agreed I was suffering from nerve..
deafness in both ears, would eventually need hearing aids.
I started wearing hearing aids in May 2013 and that was before I graduated high school in 2014. I never knew I had a hearing disability until my parents noticed, I felt completely like every normal child because I was..
I started wearing hearing aids in May 2013 and that was before I graduated high school in 2014. I never knew I had a hearing disability until my parents noticed, I felt completely like every normal child because I was..
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Hello! I've been doing a bit of British Sign Language #BSL / Sign Supported English #SSE tutoring. I've been doing one to ones but would anyone be interested in a fun small group, total beginners zoom class? I am #hardofhearing and use SSE alongside my hearing aids🦻🏼
Hello! I've been doing a bit of British Sign Language #BSL / Sign Supported English #SSE tutoring. I've been doing one to ones but would anyone be interested in a fun small group, total beginners zoom class? I am #hardofhearing and use SSE alongside my hearing aids🦻🏼
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I am not fluent in #britishsignlanguage but I took my first (level 1) exam as a teen in 2002 when I began to first experience hearing loss, did more in 2006, then 2016, & most recently this lockdown. So have been steadily building my use of #bsl most of my adult life!
I am not fluent in #britishsignlanguage but I took my first (level 1) exam as a teen in 2002 when I began to first experience hearing loss, did more in 2006, then 2016, & most recently this lockdown. So have been steadily building my use of #bsl most of my adult life!
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There are lots of reasons to learn #signlanguage even if you don't know anyone with #hearingloss. Sign with babies, with SEN folk, for your CV, to make your business more accessible & because it is genuinely fun! If you might be interested @ me and RTs are appreciated ❤️
There are lots of reasons to learn #signlanguage even if you don't know anyone with #hearingloss. Sign with babies, with SEN folk, for your CV, to make your business more accessible & because it is genuinely fun! If you might be interested @ me and RTs are appreciated ❤️
