Hearing loss and dementia. A hearing loss alone, without the effects of dementia, also affects the ability to communicate effectively. The severity of the loss is linked with a reduced quality of life. Even a mild hearing loss can create a negative social impact.
Another child died from the flu last weekâthe ninth to die so far this season, according to new data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, the number of people who died from pneumonia and the flu continued to stay below the seasonal baseline last week. The CDC estimates 12,000 to 56,000 people may die from the flu each year.
In California, 42 people under the age of 65 have died so far this season from the illness, and The CDC reports 26 states have high influenza-like illness activity. It's unsettling of course to have so many deaths associated with this strain of flu, said Dianna Wright, a physician assistant at Immediate Medical Care in Haysville.