Health & Wellness
Savvy Senior: Does Medicare Cover Weight-Loss Treatments?
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- Written by Jim Miller Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
Does Medicare cover any weight-loss treatments for overweight retirees? I just turned 65 and need to lose about 100 pounds and would like to know if Medicare can help.
– Overweight Owen
Quick Statistics: Hearing Loss in the U.S.
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- Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) ages 18 and over report some trouble hearing.
- Age is the strongest predictor of hearing loss among adults ages 20-69, with the greatest amount of hearing loss in the 60-69 age group.
- Men are almost twice as likely as women to have hearing loss among adults ages 20-69.
- About 5% of adults ages 45-54 have disabling hearing loss. The rate increases to 10% for adults ages 55-64. 22% of those ages 65-74 and 55% of those who are 75 and older have disabling hearing loss.
- Roughly 10% of the U.S. adult population, or about 25 million Americans, has experienced tinnitus lasting at least 5 minutes in the past year.
- About 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from using hearing aids.
- Among adults ages 70 and older with hearing loss who could benefit from hearing aids, fewer than 1 in 3 (30%) has ever used them. Even fewer adults ages 20-69 (approximately 16%) who could benefit from wearing hearing aids have ever used them.
Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Dear Pharmacist: Identifying 8 Causes of Tinnitus and 5 Medications that Intensify It
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- Written by Suzy Cohen Suzy Cohen
Tinnitus is a condition characterized by hearing some kind of noise or ringing in the ears, often described as buzzing, roaring, clicking, hissing, or humming, when no external sound is present.
The Healthy Geezer: Treat TIAs Seriously
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- Written by Fred Cicetti Fred Cicetti
Q. Is a TIA dangerous?
On Life and Love after 50: The Benefits of Grief Groups
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- Written by Tom Blake Tom Blake
Seventeen months ago, Greta, my mate of 25 years, passed away. I wasn’t technically a widower — Greta and I were not married — but the hurt and loss were like what widowed people experience.
Women: Protect Yourself from Stroke
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Stroke is a danger to everyone, but women can face their own risks of suffering it during their lifetimes.
Calorie Restriction Builds Strong Muscle, Stimulates Healthy Aging Genes
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Reducing overall calorie intake may rejuvenate your muscles and activate biological pathways important for good health, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues.
Booming Voice: Hearing Losses and Gains
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- Written by Bill Levine Bill Levine
I heard the unfortunate words loud and clear from my audiologist: “Your hearing aids can’t make up your deficit in your word discrimination.”
The Healthy Geezer: Variety of Therapies Can Now Treat Parkinson’s
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- Written by Fred Cicetti Fred Cicetti
Q. Is it true that pesticides are responsible for people getting Parkinson’s disease?