{"id":1182,"date":"2021-07-15T09:17:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2021-07-15T09:17:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:17:36","slug":"are-osteoporosis-and-hearing-loss-linked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/are-osteoporosis-and-hearing-loss-linked\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Osteoporosis and Hearing Loss Linked?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hearing loss<\/a> has been linked with a number of other health conditions including dementia, heart disease and diabetes. According to research, a bone density disorder known as osteoporosis should also be added to this list.<\/p>\n

Understanding Osteoporosis<\/h2>\n

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Osteoporosis is a bone disorder that occurs when your body is unable to produce new bone as fast as old bone is broken down. This leads to weak and brittle bones that can fracture from mild stressors. Something as simple as coughing or bending down to pick up litter from Sauvie Island<\/a> can cause a bone to break. The most common locations of an osteoporosis-related\u00a0fracture are the hip, spine or wrist.<\/p>\n

While this bone disease can affect people of all ages and genders it is most often seen in women who are past menopause. Symptoms of osteoporosis include:<\/p>\n