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RE: Hearing Loss Appears to be a Significant Risk Factor For Dementia
Thanks for sharing much valuable research paper and good insights...
Although proper clinical trials need to be done inorder to derive a proper relationship between the two (if any). However the research paper can't be altogether wrong....May be The centre of hearing in the brain Auditory Centre is closely related (located in proximity) to the Memory center and damage or death of cells in one center may cause damage to the other center.
In addition the social life altered by the Hearing loss and Depression may also add to the damage.
Great points.
Not exactly - the main auditory cortex is towards the outer part of the brain and the main structure related to memory (hippocampus) is much deeper but it is a good line of thought.
There may well be strong connections between the two that have an enhancing and reinforcing effect.