{"id":1062,"date":"2021-01-15T18:19:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T00:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearingsystemsinc.com\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2021-01-15T18:19:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T00:19:04","slug":"can-hearing-loss-cause-mental-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearingsystemsinc.com\/can-hearing-loss-cause-mental-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Hearing Loss Cause Mental Fatigue?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of us, whether we have hearing loss or not, are familiar with the feeling of relief after exiting a party or, more accurately for the times we live in, leaving a Zoom call. Social interactions can be exhausting, and no one knows this better than people with hearing loss<\/a>. Mental fatigue, also known as listening fatigue, is extremely common for people who have to strain to hear and understand what people around them are saying during every interaction.<\/p>\n

How Hearing Loss Causes Fatigue<\/h2>\n

\"Man<\/h2>\n

There are many parts of the brain and ears that work together to help us hear, and when one part isn\u2019t working correctly, it becomes much more difficult to make sense of sound.<\/p>\n

The Ears<\/h3>\n

Within the inner ears are tiny sensory hair cells that convert soundwaves into electrical energy. This energy travels via the auditory nerve to the brain to be interpreted as meaningful sound. \u00a0Each hair cell is responsible for specific frequencies; when these cells are damaged or destroyed, the auditory system can no longer process that particular frequency, forcing the brain to work harder to compensate.<\/p>\n

Therefore, people who have sensorineural hearing loss have to both strain to pick up sound signals and also work hard to interpret their meaning.<\/p>\n

The Brain<\/h3>\n

There are three parts of the brain that work together to process sound and produce speech:<\/p>\n