Hearing Loss - Causes Of Memory Impairment: Improving Memory Understanding Age Related Memory Loss
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Hearing loss
It makes sense: If you have trouble hearing something, you're bound to have trouble remembering it. A 2005 study in Current Directions in Psychological Science found that adults with mild to moderate hearing loss remembered fewer of the items from a list of 15 spoken words than did adults with good hearing. The researchers concluded that the extra effort involved in trying to hear the words diverted brain resources from acquisition and consolidation of memory. Hearing loss is a remarkably common but highly treatable problem. Periodic auditory screening should be a component of routine medical care.
| Last updated: | January 23, 2007 |
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