Memory and Hearing Loss – Part 4
In contrasting types of memory, hearing loss appears to have more of an effect on the ability to hear spoken words with little to no effect on words presented visually.
It is important to understand one of the symptoms of hearing loss may be the reduction of the ability to remember conversations or spoken words.
Hearing aids, which allow mild to moderate hearing loss to be improved, can reduce the effect of hearing loss on a patient’s ability to remember spoken language.
The use of hearing aids, allowing patients to use less of their concentration on hearing, can improve patients’ memories to levels experienced prior to the hearing loss.
It is important for patients who believe they are experiencing any level of hearing loss to seek diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. Hearing aids have been found to be very effective in lessening the effects of hearing loss.
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Hearing loss and memory loss are common in Boomers and both can look the same to an outside observer. For example, research has shown that people with mild to moderate hearing loss might spend so much energy trying to understand what is being said that their ability to remember the conversation suffers as a result.
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