ISLAMABAD, July 21 (Online): A study looks at the impact of having both hearing and vision impairment on the chances of developing dementia. Researchers have linked hearing impairment and vision impairment individually to an increased chance of developing dementia. However, a new study finds that an individual’s chances of developing dementia are significantly higher when they have both conditions. The risk of developing dementia increases by 86% for individuals who have both hearing and visual impairment. “Evaluation of vision and hearing in older adults may predict who will develop dementia and Alzheimer’s. This has important implications for identifying potential participants in prevention trials for Alzheimer’s disease, as well as whether treatments for vision and hearing loss can modify risk for dementia.” According to the study, some 33% of people aged 70 and older experience hearing loss, and vision loss affects about 18% of people in this age group. Since these conditions worsen with age, researchers think that a correlation exists between the advance of these conditions and the loss of a person’s functionality and mortality. Previous research found a less obvious connection between hearing or visual loss and the onset of dementia. The two leading theories indicate that either these … Continue reading Hearing plus vision loss increases the odds of dementia: Research