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Huberman Lab #251 · October 13, 2025 · 2h
Protect & Improve Your Hearing & Brain Health
Stanford ENT researcher Konstantina Stankovic on hearing loss as the #1 modifiable risk factor for dementia. Noise exposure, earbuds, and aging all degrade hearing — and hearing loss accelerates cognitive decline by depriving the brain of auditory stimulation.
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Highlights
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Hearing loss is the #1 modifiable risk factor for dementia — bigger than exercise, diet, or smoking
Stankovic: the Lancet Commission identified hearing loss as responsible for more preventable dementia cases than any other single factor. Hearing aids reduce dementia risk by nearly 50% in at-risk populations.Misc
✧Stankovic warns that earbud use at high volumes is creating a generation with premature hearing damage
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