An expert recommended using a website or app to take part in this activity regularly, with research showing it could lower the risk of dementia by as much as seven percent Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Dementia is devastating condition for both the affected person and their loved ones. It is thought to affect almost one million people in the UK, with numbers expected to rise in the coming decades. While it is most common among people over the age of 65, getting older is not the only risk factor.
And recent research has shown that adjusting various lifestyle, health and societal factors could slash your chances of developing dementia by as much as 40 percent. These factors, published as part of a study in The Lancet , include things such as social isolation, exposure to air pollution and physical inactivity. However, one of the most impactful factors is one that might not be expected - hearing loss.
The study found that of the 14 identifiable risk factors for dementia, preventing hearing loss during midlife could slash the chances of developing the condition by seven percent. This was the highest potential reduction of all the factors. With this in mind, former-NHS chief executive and founder of hearing health platform eargym , Amanda Philpott, explained that carrying out a simple daily h.