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First User-Fitted Hearing Aid Approved
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he first hearing aid that doesn’t require the assistance of an audiologist or other health care provider has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Bose Hearing Aid is a userfitted device for people aged 18 and older with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, the agency said in a news release. “Today’s marketing authorization provides certain patients with access to a new hearing aid that provides them with direct control over the fit and functionality of the device,” said Malvina Eydelman, director of the FDA’s Division of Ophthalmic, and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices. Some 37.5 million adults in the United States report having hearing
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It’s Not Just for Kids: Even Adults Appear to Benefit from a Regular Bedtime
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ufficient sleep has been proven to help keep the body healthy and the mind sharp. But it’s not just an issue of logging at least seven hours of Z’s. A new study on sleep patterns suggests that a regular bedtime and wake time are just as important for heart and metabolic health among older adults. In a study of 1,978 older adults publishing Sept. 21 in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers at Duke Health and the Duke Clinical Research Institute found people with irregular sleep patterns weighed more, had higher blood sugar, higher blood pressure and a higher projected risk of having a heart attack or stroke within 10 years than those who slept and woke at the same times every day. Irregular sleepers were also more likely to report depression and stress than regular sleepers, both of which are tied to heart health. African-Americans had the most irregular sleep patterns compared to participants who were white,
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loss of some degree, the FDA said. Common risk factors include aging, exposure to loud noises and certain medical conditions. The Bose device was evaluated in clinical studies involving 125 people. When participants self-fitted the device and used a cellphone app to program and make adjustments to the device settings, they “generally preferred those hearing aid settings over … professionally-selected settings,” the FDA said. While users may fit, program and control the device on their own, some state laws require that hearing aids be obtained from a licensed dispenser, the agency said. Bose Corp. is based in Framingham, Mass.
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Chinese-American or Hispanic, the data showed. The findings show an association — not a cause-and-effect relationship — between sleep regularity and heart and metabolic health. “From our study, we can’t conclude that sleep irregularity results in health risks, or whether health conditions affect sleep,” said Jessica Lunsford-Avery, Ph.D., an assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the study’s lead author. “Perhaps all of these things are impacting each other.” Still, the data suggest tracking sleep regularity could help identify people at risk of disease, and where health disparities may impact specific groups, such as African Americans. “Heart disease and diabetes are extremely common in the United States, are extremely costly and also are leading causes of death in this country,” she said. “To the extent we can predict individuals at risk for these diseases, we may be able to prevent or delay their onset.”
Signs You May Have Alzheimer’s
early 50 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, the Alzheimer’s Association says. The association lists 10 warnings signs of Alzheimer’s:
tasks. Confusion over time or place. Trouble understanding spatial or visual images. Sudden problems with speaking.
1. Memory lapses that affect
able to retrace steps. Poor judgment. Withdrawal from social activities. Changes in mood and personality.
everyday life. Challenges in planning and solving routine problems. Difficulty completing familiar
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6. 7. Misplacing things, and not being 8. 9. 10.