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Does The Brain Affect Your Ability to Hear?

  • February 22, 2005

A group of researchers has found a new source for what they believe may the cause of a great deal of age-related hearing loss: Problems with the brain. An increasing number of subtle problems have been identified in the ways our brains process information as we age. As a result, a senior could have no physical problems with his or her inner ears but may have problems hearing a conversation anyway due to an aging brain. In addition to earlier findings of a specific type of "timing"...