Tagged: aging
- What NIA and NHLBI Say About Sleep in Older Adults
How much sleep older adults need, how sleep changes with age, and the sleep disorders and treatments NIA and NHLBI describe.
- Smoke, CO and Heat Alarms: What USFA and CPSC Say
How the U.S. Fire Administration and CPSC describe home smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and heat alarms: sensing, placement and replacement.
- Cataracts and AMD: Where Each One Starts
Two age-related eye conditions that begin in different parts of the eye, what each does early on, and what a dilated eye exam checks.
- Memory Changes After 50: Normal Aging or Something Else
What counts as normal forgetting after 50, which memory problems have treatable causes, and what a doctor's memory evaluation actually involves.
- Why Falls Break Bones After 50
How aging changes balance, gait and bone density, and what CDC's fall figures for adults 65 and older actually count.
- The America the Beautiful Senior Pass, Explained
What the senior pass is, who the National Park Service says qualifies, the $20 annual and $80 lifetime prices, and the three ways to obtain one.
- OTC vs Prescription Hearing Aids: What Sets Them Apart
How age-related hearing loss develops, and how the NIDCD describes over-the-counter hearing aids versus prescription devices fitted by a professional.