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Better hearing means better brain

and body health

Research shows that treating hearing loss can limit your risk for a variety of health issues, including dementia. Livio AI hearing aids not only provide superior sound quality to treat hearing loss, they also let you track both brain and body activity.

The benefits of physical activity are widely known, but the benefits of brain activity

are just as important to brain health as physical activity is

to physical health. Read on to learn more about how

Livio AI hearing aids let you monitor both and how it improves your overall health.

Why treating hearing loss matters

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1 Livingston, G., Sommerlad, A., Orgeta, V., Costafreda, S. G., Huntley, J., Ames, D., ... Mukadam, N. (2017). Dementia prevention, intervention and care. Lancet; 390: 2673–734. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31363-6 | 2 Lin, F. R., Yaffe, K., Xia, J., Xue, Q., Harris, T.B., Purchase-Helzner, E., …Simonsick, E.M. (2013). Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine,173(4), 293-299. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1868 | 3 The Hearing Review. (2016, June). Undiagnosed hearing loss in seniors means more isolation, study finds. Retrieved from: http://www.hearingreview.com/2016/06/undiagnosed-hearing-loss-seniors-means-isolation-study-finds/ | 4 Cruz, J., Brooks, D., & Marques, A. (2014). Impact of feedback on physical activity levels of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during pulmonary rehabilitation: A feasibility study. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 11(4) 191–198. doi: 10.1177/1479972314552280 | 5 Kaiser Permanente. (2013). The gift of walking. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce0yxolt0Cw

Our new Livio AI hearing aids have sensors built right into them, so they can track both body and brain

activity as you go through your day.

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Monitor your body and brain health

Wearing hearing aids makes you

more confident and comfortable, and

more likely to MOVE and ENGAGE.

When you MOVE and ENGAGE your BODY and BRAIN

are stimulated.

When you TRACK that MOVEMENT

and ENGAGEMENT, you’re MOTIVATED

to do it MORE.

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Body Score Brain ScoreWalking at least 30 minutes a day can dramatically improve overall fitness. You set your own goals and earn up to 100 points. Default settings can be adjusted.

Get the brain benefits of wearing hearing aids by tracking hours of daily use, social engagement and active listening. Earn up to 100 points.

You can track how many steps you take throughout the day. Default is 10,000 steps.

Track how long you wear your hearing aids each day. The more you wear them, the quicker you’ll

adapt to amplification, and the better it is for your brain health. In fact, treating hearing loss is the

single best change you can make to lower your risk of dementia.1 You earn all 40 points by wearing your

hearing aids 12 hours in a day.

Earn 40 points if you spend more than half your day in or around conversation, and at least two hours of streaming

audio from your smartphone or a wireless accessory.

Walking 30 minutes a day, five times a week can reduce the risk of some serious medical conditions.5

Monitors more vigorous steps. Default is 30 minutes per day of moving faster than a regular walking pace.

Measures specific movement to encourage activity. Default is getting up and moving one minute every hour,

12 times per day.

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1. Steps 1. Use

2. Activity

2. Engagement

3. Active Listening

3. MoveIt’s a fact.

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Your Thrive Wellness Score is a combination of both Brain and Body scores. You have the ability to reach a score of 200 each day.

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Adults with hearing loss experience a 30-40 percent faster rate of cognitive decline2

For every 10-decibel drop in hearing sensitivity, the odds of social isolation increase by 52 percent3

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reduced risk of diabetes in both men and women

reduced risk of prostate cancer

reduced risk of breast cancer

reduced risk of stroke in women

reduced risk of colon cancer in men

Tracks hearing aid use in a variety of environments. Maximize your Active Listening score by spending time in different

places like home, restaurant, outdoors, or doing activities like listening to music. When people track their activities and

engagement they become motivated to continue.4


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