I found this article from the Guardian an interesting read.
As a deaf person I've always been rather depressed by articles that show a correlation between deafness and developing dementia. Richard Restak's opinion is that loss of vision and or hearing can lead to isolation which leads to loss of socialisation. I've certainly noticed that I feel a lot 'brighter' now I have new hearing aids as they make communicating with other people so much easier.
Like all these sort of articles it doesn't mean that following the advice will stop dementia. My mother in law was an English academic and discussing books with her was always more like taking part in a university seminar. It didn't stop her getting dementia, but it might have meant the worst affects happened later than they would have done otherwise.
As a deaf person I've always been rather depressed by articles that show a correlation between deafness and developing dementia. Richard Restak's opinion is that loss of vision and or hearing can lead to isolation which leads to loss of socialisation. I've certainly noticed that I feel a lot 'brighter' now I have new hearing aids as they make communicating with other people so much easier.
Like all these sort of articles it doesn't mean that following the advice will stop dementia. My mother in law was an English academic and discussing books with her was always more like taking part in a university seminar. It didn't stop her getting dementia, but it might have meant the worst affects happened later than they would have done otherwise.