We know that the senses work together in ways that help our brains discern what is going on around us. For instance, the eyes and ears often work in tandem to help us calculate the position of an object in our visual field. Because light travels faster than sound, our brains take note of the delay between the time that light from a distant object enters our eyes and its sound enters our ears in order to calculate distance. With this in mind, researchers recently conducted experiments that showed that our brains can recognize sound delays as small as 42 milliseconds. All this happens without our conscious awareness when we gauge the distance of any far object that emits sound.
Hearing loss is a common health condition that affects nearly 50 million Americans. But contrary to popular belief, hearing loss doesn’t just affect the elderly. A study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine found that 1 in 5 Americans age 12 and older have hearing loss severe enough to adversely impact communication. To schedule a hearing assessment, please call BETTER HEARING CENTER. Let us help you get back to the world of hearing at New Hampshire’s premier hearing care provider.
P.S. For every five seconds between seeing a flash of lightning and hearing the sound of its thunder, there is a one mile distance between you and the lightning.
