{"id":907,"date":"2019-02-07T17:40:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T04:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aucklandhearing.co.nz\/?p=907"},"modified":"2019-03-19T06:54:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T17:54:42","slug":"detect-sound-with-your-ears-hear-with-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aucklandhearing.co.nz\/hearing-loss\/detect-sound-with-your-ears-hear-with-your-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Detect sound with your ears \u2013 Hear with your brain"},"content":{"rendered":"
That\u2019s how\u00a0we\u2019ve always considered\u00a0it. But when we think about\u00a0hearing, we really mean how we use the sounds we collect from our ears.<\/p>\n
The brain has many complex hearing functions, including filtering the sound coming from our ears\u00a0so we can focus on what is important and matching sounds we hear to what is already familiar to us.<\/p>\n
Often we do not notice familiar sounds because our subconscious brain accepts them as normal. \u00a0We do notice new sounds and words that are important to us. They jump into our consciousness. For example, we are more likely to notice\u00a0if someone says our name.<\/p>\n
When you first get hearing aids you will hear a lot of new sounds. In the beginning, everything\u00a0will\u00a0sound new\u00a0and different. It takes time for the brain to locate, identify and then normalise sounds that have not been detectable for a while. It takes time to adapt and be able to\u00a0hear with your brain again.<\/p>\n