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How do hearing aids work?

Hearing aids are small electronic devices that you wear in or behind your ear. They amplify sounds, making them louder and clearer, which helps your brain process speech and other noises more easily. By reducing the brain's workload, as mentioned in the story, they can help slow cognitive decline and keep you engaged with the world.

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