Hard of hearing? It's not your ears, it's your brain
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 06:01
in Psychology & Sociology
The reason you may have to say something twice when talking to older family members at Thanksgiving dinner may not be because of their hearing. Researchers have determined that something is going on in the brains of typical older adults that causes them to struggle to follow speech amidst background noise, even when their hearing would be considered normal on a clinical assessment.