Hearing Loss After 60: One of the Largest Dementia Risks You Can Change, and 5 Practical Steps

Hearing loss after 60 is one of the largest modifiable dementia risk factors, according to the 2024 Lancet Commission, and this video explains why it matters and exactly what you can do about it. You will learn what is actually happening inside your ear and brain when hearing fades, the signs you may already be missing sounds without realizing it, and five practical steps: get a hearing test, wear hearing aids if they are advised, manage earwax safely, protect the hearing you have left from noise, and stay socially engaged. We also cover the honest nuance behind the ACHIEVE trial: hearing aids may help protect thinking more in people who start out at higher risk, not everyone equally, and they are not a guarantee against dementia. Along the way you get a simple self-check for early signs, and the one common mistake that cancels out even a good pair of hearing aids. This video is for anyone over 60 who has turned up the TV, asked someone to repeat themselves, or quietly started avoiding noisy gatherings, and wants an honest, no-hype look at one risk factor that is actually within your control. If this helped, watch next for what actually happens at a hearing test and what the first few weeks with hearing aids tend to feel like. #HearingLoss #DementiaRisk #HealthyAging #BrainHealth