we made this thing called the clarify for people with high frequency hearing loss
for - BEing journey - consumer electronic device - the Clarify - sensory substitution - auditory to vibration compensation - for high frequency hearing loss in older people - Neosensory - David Eagleman
In fact, noise doesn’t just cause hearing loss; it can reveal it
This is an important revelation. Noisy situations can highlight someone's hearing loss when they've tried to hide it.
Whether they struggle to hear because of an audiological condition or an acoustically unfriendly classroom space, the effort a teacher expends to hear can cause fatigue, frustration, or a lack of concentration. Studies have shown that such effects can cause people who struggle to hear to withdraw socially, which can negatively impact mental health.
Hearing loss and mental health are so interconnected that sometimes it is difficult to seperate the two.
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