Isolation and dementia - Why we should protect our ears

If you’re young, you don’t usually do enough to protect your hearing. But more than a billion youngsters are at risk of hearing loss worldwide. People often turn to assistive devices when it’s already too late. Hearing loss can result in isolation and accelerate the onset of dementia. Traffic...

42 min - Health & the Body - DW Documentary

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