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'Significant link' between dementia and hearing loss: report

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A baby wearing ear protection Source: AAP

Researchers find the risk of developing dementia can be up to three times as great for people with even mild hearing loss.


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By Sheetal Singh

Source: SBS


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Researchers find the risk of developing dementia can be up to three times as great for people with even mild hearing loss.



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