![Damage to Hearing can Increase the Likelihood of Developing Dementia](/blog/images/damage-to-hearing-can-increase-the-likelihood-of-developing-dementia.jpg)
Hearing loss brings with it a host of health conditions. Recent research indicates that dementia and Alzheimer’s disease may be connected to hearing loss. Dementia poses a threat for people who have hearing loss levels of more than 25dB. Those above 60 years were found to have an increased likelihood of having hearing-loss related dementia by 36%.