2.15.2011
Dementia and Hearing Link Solidified
>
![](http://collider.com/wp-content/image-base/Movies/T/Terminator_Salvation/christian_bale_stars_as_john_connor_and_sam_worthington_stars_as_marcus_wright__terminator_salvation.jpg)
Above, Two men With Ears Strive to listen...
Researchers led by Dr. Frank Lin at Johns Hopkins have found that for every 10 decibels of hearing loss there may be a corresponding link to a greater probability of Alzheimer's incidence of approximately 20%! What this means, as researchers have surmised, is that tonal sensitivity is a promising new measure for the condition. Similarly, olfactory sensation decline also is linked to the onset of Alzheimer's.
![](http://racetrak.googlepages.com/braintech.gif)