Hearing Loss Helped Thru Music Therapy

Image courtesy of surasakiStock at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net   I have observed that musicians tend to cope with hearing loss much better than those without a music background, even if both have the same level of hearing loss on a hearing test. In particular, musicians with hearing loss tend to understand speech much better in noisy environments whereas non-musicians with hearing loss have trouble even with a hearing aid . I have also noticed that as one ages, understanding speech in noisy e…

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Music Can Help Understanding Speech in Noisy Environments?

Many older adults will say, 'I can hear what you're saying, but I don't understand you,' especially in a location where there is background noise (such as a restaurant) leading to frustration and social isolation. However, new research is offering tantalizing clues to prevent this from happening through music training. Musical training makes musicians really good at picking out melodies, such as the treble line or the sound of their own instruments, from surrounding complex soun…

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