Maybe you’ve seen it: someone who had a neat teeth all his life, suddenly has crooked teeth. In the New York Times, a tooth expert explains that this can indeed be an (early) age phenomenon, it is not unusual for “shifting and drifting” teeth as you get older and it is more common in the lower teeth than at the upper teeth.
There are three other surprising signs that we are getting older
Your voice can change.
As adults get older, their vocal cords often become thinner and less flexible, so they may not close well, according to Dr. Ted Mau, director of the voting center of the UT Southwestern Medical Center. As a result, your voice can become weaker or hoarse.
If changes in your voice influence your well -being, or if you have sudden voting changes, such as sudden hoarseness that lasts longer than a few weeks, Dr. Mau to consult an ENT doctor.
You become smaller (and keep getting smaller).
And after the age of 80? The same research suggests that you will probably be 2.5 cm smaller.
There are several reasons why we get smaller as we get older, according to Ardeshir Hashmi, head of the Center for Geriatric Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic.
As we get older, we lose bone and cartilage in the vertebrae of our spine, so that we can become smaller, according to Dr. Hashmi.
The abdominal and lower back muscles around the spine can also weaken, making it more difficult to keep the spine upright. Even the flattening of the foot arches can contribute to length loss over time, Dr. adds. Hashmi.
Your migraine can reduce.
The symptoms in women can also improve, adds Dr. Ozudogru. As they get older, women can get migraine without additional symptoms such as headache, aura or nausea, she says. In many cases, Migraine is rather annoying than invalidating, she explains.
