04/16/2025
Feeling tired after a long day of listening? Listening fatigue is common for people with hearing loss.
Three areas of our brain connect with the auditory system to help interpret sound and produce speech:
-Broca’s Area: speech production
-Wernicke’s Area: speech comprehension
-Temporal Lobe: manages hearing
For the listener with hearing in the “normal” range, these areas of the brain function as the perfect team, allowing communication to seem effortless. But, with the addition of hearing loss, the brain has to work, think, and concentrate harder, and this teamwork is disrupted, increasing the challenges of communication and leading to listening fatigue.
This , reduce listening fatigue by wearing hearing aids, lessening background noise, taking breaks to relax, and making an appointment with a hearing professional to address any hearing loss that you may have.