ear is doorway for sound to come through, brain does the decoding, processing. Peripheral hearing loss will impact how the brain process information. 听李损失会带来 4 psychacoutic impact: 1)听不见, 2) 听见了也听不清 (discrimination) 3) 耳鸣; 4) loudness distortion (reduced tolerance for sound); 所以要定期检查, 特别是有家族史的, 有noise exposure 历史的,开始出现耳鸣的, 助听器要早带,不要省钱, 等到听不见再带就太晚了。另外对大脑的锻炼: 听audiobook, reading, singing, learn new language, learn musical insturment, working memory games, healthy social etc.