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Everyone forgets things at times. Perhaps you misplace your car keys or forget the name of a person you just met.

Some degree of memory problems, as well as a modest decline in other thinking skills, is a fairly common part of aging. There's a difference, however, between normal changes in memory and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. And some memory problems are the result of treatable conditions.

If you're having memory problems, talk to your health care provider to get a diagnosis and appropriate care.

Memory loss and aging
Normal age-related memory loss doesn't cause a significant disruption in your daily life. For example, you might occasionally forget a person's name, but recall it later in the day. You might misplace your glasses sometimes. Or maybe you need to make lists more often than in the past to remember appointments or tasks.

These changes in memory are generally manageable and don't affect your ability to work, live independently or maintain a social life.

Memory loss and dementia
The word "dementia" is an umbrella term used to describe a set of symptoms, including impairment in memory, reasoning, judgment, language and other thinking skills. Dementia usually begins gradually, worsens over time and impairs a person's abilities in work, social interactions and relationships.

Often, memory loss that disrupts your life is one of the first or more-recognizable signs of dementia. Other early signs might include:

Asking the same questions repeatedly
Forgetting common words when speaking
Mixing words up — saying "bed" instead of "table," for example
Taking longer to complete familiar tasks, such as following a recipe
Misplacing items in inappropriate places, such as putting a wallet in a kitchen drawer
Getting lost while walking or driving in a familiar area
Having changes in mood or behavior for no apparent reason
Diseases that cause progressive damage to the brain — and consequently result in dementia — include:

Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia
Vascular dementia
Frontotemporal dementia
Lewy body dementia
limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE)
A combination of several of these types of dementia (mixed dementia)
The disease process (pathology) of each of these conditions is different. Memory loss isn't always the first sign, and the type of memory problems varies.

Mild cognitive impairment
This involves a notable decline in at least one area of thinking skills, such as memory, that's greater than the changes of aging and less than those of dementia. Having mild cognitive impairment doesn't prevent you from performing everyday tasks and being socially engaged.

Researchers and physicians are still learning about mild cognitive impairment. For many people, the condition eventually progresses to dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or another disorder causing dementia.

For people with normal age-related memory loss, symptoms usually don’t progress much, and they don't develop the spectrum of symptoms associated with dementia.

Reversible causes of memory loss
Many medical problems can cause memory loss or other dementia-like symptoms. Most of these conditions can be treated. Your doctor can screen you for conditions that cause reversible memory impairment.

Possible causes of reversible memory loss include:

Medications. Certain medications or a combination of medications can cause forgetfulness or confusion.
Minor head trauma or injury. A head injury from a fall or accident — even if you don't lose consciousness — can cause memory problems.
Emotional disorders. Stress, anxiety or depression can cause forgetfulness, confusion, difficulty concentrating and other problems that disrupt daily activities.
Alcoholism. Chronic alcoholism can seriously impair mental abilities. Alcohol can also cause memory loss by interacting with medications.
Vitamin B-12 deficiency. Vitamin B-12 helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells. A vitamin B-12 deficiency — common in older adults — can cause memory problems.
Hypothyroidism. An underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) can result in forgetfulness and other thinking problems.
Brain diseases. A tumor or infection in the brain can cause memory problems or other dementia-like symptoms.
Sleep Apnea. Untreated sleep apnea can cause memory problems that improve with appropriate treatment.