There was a time when medical professionals routinely divided the body up into parts--heart, lungs, liver. Today, doctors are more conscious that the body is one system, and what is happening in one part can be indicative of what is happening to the body as a whole. No place is this connection more evident than with the ears. In fact, the state of your ears can predict future problems with your heart and your head. Maybe that's why a new study shows that people with hearing loss have higher medical bills.

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