My father, who died with/from Alzheimer's, worked around and drove noisy farm tractors for 20 or so years (before going to work for IBM, no less). I, loved rock'n'roll and turned up the volume way too loud, often with headphones on. He was very hard of hearing years before onset, I have tinnitus (and MS). Seems that there would be many opportunities to study the phenomenon in specific noise traumatized groups. (X-rock musicians, bartenders where rock bands play, etc.)
Since MS I’ve become extremely intolerant of intrusive noise, the extra cognitive processing it demands can make it too difficult to multi-task at times. I wonder if noise affects aging or damaged (MS) brain in a different way to a healthy young one - is it only when cognitive problems already exist that noise becomes this destructive addition? Bloody love my noise cancelling headphones!
My father, who died with/from Alzheimer's, worked around and drove noisy farm tractors for 20 or so years (before going to work for IBM, no less). I, loved rock'n'roll and turned up the volume way too loud, often with headphones on. He was very hard of hearing years before onset, I have tinnitus (and MS). Seems that there would be many opportunities to study the phenomenon in specific noise traumatized groups. (X-rock musicians, bartenders where rock bands play, etc.)
Since MS I’ve become extremely intolerant of intrusive noise, the extra cognitive processing it demands can make it too difficult to multi-task at times. I wonder if noise affects aging or damaged (MS) brain in a different way to a healthy young one - is it only when cognitive problems already exist that noise becomes this destructive addition? Bloody love my noise cancelling headphones!