There are multiple theories indicating that the effect of hearing loss on the decline of mental health and dementia is significant. One recognized risk factor that scientists have long known is the effect of social isolation on those with hearing loss.
About 36 percent of middle school students reported being bullied, compared to 25.8 percent of high school students. Twenty-eight percent of freshmen were bullied at least once during the school year compared to 1 in 5 seniors.
An American middle school should be a safe place - somewhere children can focus on learning and not be exposed to the raw world. But, one Kernersville, North Carolina, father found that wasn't the case when his 12-year-old daughter recently brought home a book and said, Daddy, this is weird.. He described the book as 50 Shades of Grey for kids..