When you think hearing loss, think brain loss
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Australian men diagnosed with hearing loss wait between seven and 10 years to act on it. But hearing is linked to brain function and what they are not using, they are losing.
Australian men diagnosed with hearing loss wait between seven and 10 years to act on it. But hearing is linked to brain function and what they are not using, they are losing.
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