Readers ask: Is there brain training for hearing loss?

Since publication of my Upshot post about training your brain to improve eyesight for reading, several readers have asked if there are similar approaches to brain training to improve hearing.

I put that question to some experts, but have not received any responses that suggest there is such a thing. In some cases, experts simply did not respond to my email, so maybe those experts know something but aren’t saying!

Point being, right now I’m not aware of how to improve your hearing through brain training. If someone knows otherwise, I’m all ears.

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Austin Frakt

Austin Frakt, PhD, is co-Editor-in-Chief of The Incidental Economist. His day job is Associate Director of the Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center at the Boston VA Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He is also a Professor with the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University’s School of Public Health, a Principal Research Scientist with the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Health Services Research.

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