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Your Brain Hears. Not Just Your Ears.
Hearing loss does more damage than most people realize. It speeds up cognitive decline. Rick Fauvor, BC-HIS/CDP, has spent 37 years in Treasure Valley studying that link, and he wrote the book on it.
As Seen on Idaho News 6
Your brain hears. Most doctors are only treating your ears.
What Your Doctor Hasn’t Told You About Hearing Loss and Your Brain
Request a free copy of Rick’s book and learn how acting early on hearing loss protects your brain. He writes in plain language, without the clinical jargon, about why treating hearing loss is one of the few things that measurably slows cognitive decline.
Learn how:
- The real connection between hearing loss and dementia
- Warning signs your doctor may be missing
- What treating hearing loss does for your memory
Asking people to repeat themselves. Turning up the TV. Leaving a noisy restaurant because you can’t follow the conversation.
Most people write these off as annoyances. They are early signals that your brain is working too hard to hear.
The Hidden Connection Between Hearing Loss and Memory
Most people think hearing loss just means turning up the TV. The research says otherwise.
When your brain cannot hear clearly, it burns energy decoding sound that it would otherwise spend on memory and focus. Over time that strain shows up as brain volume loss and a sharply higher risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Treating hearing loss is one of the few dementia risk factors you can actually change. Rick Fauvor has spent 37 years in Treasure Valley watching that play out with his own patients, and helping families act while treatment still makes a difference.
5x
Higher Dementia Risk
Adults with untreated hearing loss are up to 5 times more likely to develop dementia than those with normal hearing.
48%
Slower Cognitive Decline
Hearing aid users show up to 48% slower cognitive decline compared to those who leave their hearing loss untreated.
37 Yrs
Local Expertise
Rick Fauvor has spent 37 years in Treasure Valley helping families hear better and catch cognitive decline early.
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Rick Fauvor, BC-HIS/CDP
Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist and Certified Dementia Practitioner
For over 37 years, Rick has been helping Treasure Valley families hear better and stay sharper as they age. He co-authored Cognitive Decline: What You Should Know alongside Harvard and MIT-trained neuroscientists.
Brain Health and Hearing serves patients in Caldwell, Boise, Meridian, Eagle, and Nampa.
“Addressing hearing loss early is one of the most powerful things you can do to protect your memory. This book tells you why — and what to do next.”
— Rick Fauvor
Brain Health and Hearing, Meridian
3597 E Monarch Sky Ln, Suite 240
Meridian, ID 83646
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