Dr. Majid Fotuhi
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Podcast Appearances
He was withdrawn.
He wasn't participating in conversations.
He was repeating himself.
And the family was convinced that he had Alzheimer's disease.
So I talked to the guy.
I mean, I know him and I talked to him and I,
While I was talking to him, he wasn't quite hearing me.
I had to speak really loudly.
And I said, how long have you had hearing loss?
He said, oh, for a long time, I hate hearing aids.
And I said, wait a minute, we have to fix that.
And this was 20 years ago.
They went and they got a hearing aid and he felt much better.
He started participating in conversations and he started doing things, skiing, fixing things around the house and everything is gone.
Perfectly.
Crazy.
And this was 20 years ago.
And he is now in his eighties, looking great, no memory loss.
So there's simple thing, vision loss, hearing loss, air pollution.
You know, people who live in dense areas with air pollution, the air pollution can affect the brain functions.