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Old 08-26-2025, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by oldtimes View Post
And in spite of all this, hearing aids are not covered by most insurance. They would help with dementia and also depression.
It makes me curious about people who are born completely deaf, who don't know what sound is, and therefore wouldn't be able to "miss it." Are they more prone to dementia? Are they more likely to suffer from depression? Or (I suspect) is this lack of one of their senses so normal and natural to them, that it has no effect on them at all?

...and off I go into the depths of the internet to find out.