Hey everyone! Let’s chat about something super important: how our hearing ties into our overall well-being. It’s not just about being able to hear; it’s about how sound shapes our whole health picture. Here’s the lowdown: Mental Wellness: Our ears are constantly taking in information, and when things go wrong, it can really mess with …
Hearing and understanding are two distinct processes that involve different mechanisms in the brain. While hearing is the physiological ability to perceive sound, understanding involves cognitive processing of those sounds into meaningful information. Several factors can contribute to the phenomenon where one can hear sounds but struggle to comprehend them. Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) One …
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Recent studies have shed light on the intricate relationship between cognitive health, dementia, and hearing loss. Research has shown that there is a strong correlation between untreated hearing loss and cognitive decline. One study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that individuals with untreated hearing loss had a significantly higher risk …
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