Show 1364: Staying Sharp Through Better Hearing

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

This week’s interviews focus on the benefits of better hearing. Dr. Frank Lin describes the results of the ACHIEVE study, in which some participants got a very significant delay in the onset of cognitive decline if they were provided with needed hearing aids. We also talk with a reporter about recently introduced over-the-counter devices. You […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's pharmacy.com.
0:15.0	Scientists have known for at least a decade that people who can't hear well are more likely to suffer cognitive decline.
0:22.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grady. It seems sensible that correcting hearing impairment would help people maintain better cognitive function,
0:40.0	but until recently no one had tested that intervention.
0:44.4	Our guest today helped lead the Achieves Study
0:47.5	that demonstrated how well hearing aids can help preserve cognitive function.
0:52.6	Hearing AIDS are pricey.
0:54.2	Are the new over-the-counter devices a cost-effective option?
0:58.2	A Consumer Reports journalist offers her scientific assessment.
1:03.0	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy,
1:05.0	find out if you can stay sharp through better hearing. In the People's Pharmacy Health headlines, cases of influenza
1:18.9	continue to rise. The Southeast is being hit particularly hard.
1:23.0	States reporting high levels of influenza-like illness include Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
1:30.0	Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
1:33.9	Other states that are beginning to see an increasing cases
1:37.0	include Arkansas, California,
1:39.8	Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
1:45.0	Fewer people have received flu shots this year than in some previous years.
1:50.0	Experts predict that the vaccine is a good match for the H1N1 influenza A strain that's circulating now.
1:58.0	Given the holiday travel, cases are likely to soar in coming weeks.
2:03.0	Until COVID-19, life expectancy in the US had been rising gradually.
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