Why Hearing Loss Causes Fatigue and Mental Exhaustion
People who have hearing loss experience listening fatigue faster and more often than those who have normal hearing. It requires a tremendous amount of energy to follow conversation if you have hearing loss. Intense focus is needed to pay attention to the person speaking. The brain must try to fill in the missing sounds and make sense of the conversation. The neural […]
Hearing Loss by Age: What’s Normal and What’s Not
Age-related hearing loss is called presbycusis and is one of the most common changes we experience as we grow older. Nearly 1/3 of adults age 65-74 have some hearing loss. That increases to over 50% of adults over 75. Because this hearing loss is gradual, you might not even realize it is happening. Hearing loss makes it difficult to enjoy time with family […]
