Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Interesting article, well known that hearing loss accelerates dementia. . However, for us data geeks, our read of the article is that the study linked the Framingham Heart Study data with the hearing/dementia data for a very large dataset, and pretty good statistical results. . p-values at 0.02, The FHS dataset has alot of very good long term data, not just heart data, and yes, there will be a bunch of data mining, but that is what lots of good data is there for, to look for linkages which are currently unknown or undiscovered. good luck to us! |
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Mom had a stroke and they say the subsequent dementia was caused mostly by the stroke, but hearing aids could've reduced the severity. Dad's dementia is strange, he's in "Sunsetting" mode, hallucinating sometimes, aphasia often, sleeps most of the time, but he recognizes me and my sister and his health care aides. He still refuses to wear the hearing aids and keeps the TV on full volume instead. |
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My mom lived alone after my dad passed away, and she was 50% deaf, confirmed by audiologist. She would wear her hearing aids, but her ears were very waxy and would completely block her hearing, regardless. My dad would often have to yell at her, and she didn't like that, but what is one supposed to do when a person can't hear and doesn't realize that situation? The first time i took her to get her ears vacuumed out, the noises were sickening, whatever was growing in there was huge
she lived with slow progressing dementia, due to great physical health. . . and the drugs and hearing aids helped slow it down, but couldn't stop it. . lived in private pay assisted living for her least 4 years, to the month, 10 years beyond my dad who also had hearing issues, but more physical issues overtook him. good luck to us! |
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...and off I go into the depths of the internet to find out. |
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Probably a good thing. So many older people won't wear their hearing aids and can't be talked into doing so. Hearing aids are otc now which make them more affordable but who knows what the quality wearers are receiving.
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My hearing loss is profound enough that without hearing aids and sometimes even with them I have trouble following a conversation. OTC aids would not help at all. At some point you need high quality hearing aids adjusted by a good audiologist for the range of sound missing. Just making things louder still just sounds like wah wah wah wah. I find people who do not have hearing loss don’t really understand.
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When I'm at a restaurant by myself I can reduce background noise and muffle it somewhat, so it sounds more like thrumming than specific sounds. If I'm with someone, I can turn them into omni-directionals, so that anyone sitting directly in front of me is heard clearly, while everything else is dulled and reduced. There are a bunch of little tricks I've learned to do with my hearing aids, including - "listening differently." That's a pretty awesome trick. My golf cart is super noisy but when I have my devices in my ears, I can "tune my listening" to somewhat dull the sound of the engine. It means the sound of the turn signal and reverse beep are very sharp and intrusive, and - get this - I can also hear the turn signal of the cart behind me if they're close enough. You won't get this kind of functionality with over-the-counter devices. |
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"God made me and gave me the right to remain silent, but not the ability." Sen John Kennedy (R-La) " ... and that Norm, is why some folks always feel smarter, when they sign onto TOTV after a few beers" adapted from Cliff Claven, 1/18/90 |
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Cutting back to the dementia portion of this discussion, we watched an excellent interview by Diane Sawyer with Bruce Willis's wife, Emma, regarding their journey through his FTD diagnosis. I recommend it if you are able to pick it up after this initial broadcast.
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Being pro-active and vigilent with regular check-ups is also very important. As much as I don't want to, I get my ears cleaned by the specialist every 6 months or 100,000 miles because I wear hearing aids. It is best practice to be on top of wax impaction because it can also cause infection. |
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You can do this UP TO once a month safely, I do it every few months. It was suggested by my audiologist. |
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