In case you didn’t hear about it, there have been some recent studies updating our understanding of healthy aging and hearing loss. First, out of  Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard Medical School comes word about the connection between a healthy diet and age-related hearing loss in women. The study highlighted the potential that a healthy diet may play in reducing the risk of hearing loss, which we know is a gateway toward cognitive decline. So grab some veggies and read more about the study Here. Also in a recent post from the Harvard Health Letter is a brief description of recent research that found an association between heart failure and hearing loss, as well as a decline in all areas of thinking skills in connection with hearing loss. The bottom line? It’s important to pay attention to hearing loss and not just assume it’s a normal part of aging. While age-related hearing loss does naturally occur, there are also other causes of hearing loss, some of which may be amenable to prevention or treatment if you pay attention to potential causes and symptoms. Find out more by reading Here. Finally, it may not help you, but it’s important for the younger people in your life to understand how hearing loss in one’s younger years may have implications for cognitive functioning as you age. So call up the grandkids and let them know about This.