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Hearing loss is one of the very few proven and CAUSAL mechanisms behind cognitive degeneration as we age. They even know the mechanism: the slow imperceptible
by an_d_rew 2y ago
Hearing loss is one of the very few proven and CAUSAL mechanisms behind cognitive degeneration as we age.
They even know the mechanism: the slow imperceptible year by year withdrawal from rich communication patterns with our environment.
I found that it took me a little while not to feel "old" when I discovered that I needed hearing aids.
But my oh my what a difference.
It's difficult to describe to someone what it's like and how much less cognitive energy you have to put into even simple things like discussing lunch with your wife!
- washadjeffmad 2y agoBecause my voice is deep and I'm soft spoken, I've always been told people could feel my voice before they heard it, and a lot of noise cancellation models have a hard time distinguishing me from environmental sound and suppress my speech. It's weirdly isolating not being able to communicate in certain meeting software or on some phones because a computer thinks I'm the machine.