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What's next for the boomers

Forever Young

With, oh, maybe a little touch-up around the edges, you can be the30-year-old you still think you are. (Well, almost.) Here's what it will cost.

By Patricia B. Gray, Money Magazine contributing writer

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Ears

Cost: $3,000 per ear

Is vanity costing you your hearing?

A 2006 AARP poll found that half of boomers surveyedcomplain of some degree of hearing loss, but only one in four have seen a doctor about it.

You don't have to don Grandma's clunky tan hearing aid, though. Tucked into the ear canal, hearing aids today are undetectable and adjust automatically to pick up soft sounds and squelch loud ones.

Downside: Digital aids cost $3,000 per ear, typically not covered by insurance. They last five years.

Blog: Real-life experiences with these procedures

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