The Biggest Predictor of Dementia Is Unchecked Hearing Loss

Hearing loss in adulthood is a 10% increase in your risk of developing dementia. That's worse than smoking and being overweight and being lonely. Hearing aids for many NHS trusts in the UK stopped being funded several years ago. They're now like glasses, something you get entirely sort of independently. So if you think about the number of people that could be potentially affecting it, it's really, really worth taking it seriously.