'Hear life' - the benefit of hearing aids

Fabian will speak on the topic of ‘Clear Ears’ with some challenging information about dealing with hearing loss. Hearing affects or is affected by memory, balance, sleep and tinnitus. Apparently, our ears are not designed to live as long as we do! We lose the higher tones of subtlety, clarity, of and with background noise lighter sounds are lost.
Fabian will explain just how the structure of our ears works, and that hearing loss can contribute to dementia. This is because on the brain takes from memory to shore up hearing. And because hearing loss affects the way we socialise, social isolation is another risk factor. In a study of cognitive decline in those with and without hearing aids it was shown that there is 50% less cognitive decline in those who wear hearing aids consistently. Come along to hear more!