Which is true and which is false?  (See explanations below the video frame.)

People with untreated hearing loss have an increased risk of falling. This is true. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University showed that people with a mild degree of hearing loss are three times more likely to fall than someone the same age who has no hearing loss. Untreated hearing loss can affect your ability to use the information from your sound environment to balance yourself.

A Mediterranean Diet increases the risk of age-related hearing loss. This is false. A Mediterranean Diet reduces (not increases) the risk of age-related hearing loss, at least for women. Harvard scientists studied the dietary habits of over 7,000 women for 22 years. Women with the highest adherence to a Mediterranean Diet had a 30% lower risk of developing hearing loss. Why would that be? The diet promotes vascular health in the body and reduces the risk of tissue inflammation. The other health benefits include a healthier heart and lower blood pressure.

You are the first to know when you have age-related hearing loss. This is false. Generally speaking, the people around you notice it before you do. The beginnings of hearing loss are subtle. Day by day, the difference is barely noticeable. It is common for people in the early stages of hearing loss to state that other people mumble—when in reality, hearing loss can make it sound like other people are mumbling. Hearing loss can affect the clarity of speech, not just the loudness. The best course of action: get informed by booking a hearing test.

If you can hear and see a talker, you will recognize 2x as many words. This is true. This is called the super-additive effect. You can try this yourself by watching audiovisual content that has a single talker with a frontal view. Adjust the volume so that you can just barely hear the talker. Then close your eyes. What happens?