Hearing is an important risk factor because it is notifiable through hearing aids. Hearing loss can affect the cognitive part and a proposed mechanism between hearing loss and dementia. In older adults with hearing loss, parts of the brain that are used to receiving auditory input are under simulated or no longer simulated. Under simulation could lead to atrophy in those specific brain structures, which can also lead to dementia.

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