HEARING AIDS SUPPORT COGNITIVE FUNCTION. YOU HEAR WITH YOUR BRAIN, NOT WITH YOUR EARS.
HEARING AIDS SUPPORT COGNITIVE FUNCTION. YOU HEAR WITH YOUR BRAIN, NOT WITH YOUR EARS.
The brain’s process of making sense of sound.
The brain needs to perform four key functions in order to be able to make sense of sound. Because the brain performs these functions simultaneously, it is important to understand all of them and support them continuously.
ORIENT: The brain constantly uses both ears to orient itself and know what’s happening in the environment.
SEPARATE: The brain separates relevant sounds from competing noise.
FOCUS: The brain has to know where to focus in noisy sound environments.
RECOGNIZE: The brain depends on its ability to recognize a sound in order to make sense of it.
SEPARATE: The brain separates relevant sounds from competing noise.
FOCUS: The brain has to know where to focus in noisy sound environments.
RECOGNIZE: The brain depends on its ability to recognize a sound in order to make sense of it.
To provide the brain with the input it needs to make sense of sound, technology must fulfill a number of demands. Each of the following demands must be fulfilled in order to support the brain’s entire process of making sense of sound.
This image depicts how technology must assist with the brain’s ability to Orient, Separate, Focus & Recognize Sounds, including:
1) Keep the natural sound level differences occurring at each ear.
2) Preserve the important details of sounds.
3) Prioritize speech information over other sounds.
4) Maintain as much of the surrounding environment as possible.
5) Delivery varying degrees of directionality, striking the optimal balance of performance, sound quality and environmental awareness.
6) Match an individual’s own experience of sound.
7) Optimize all technologies so that they perform according to the individual’s unique needs.
8) Let both ears work together with the brain as a total system.
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