| We live in noisy world which is why it's inevitable that | | | | good exercise with all the walking that you both will be |
| you get exposed to loud noises everyday from your | | | | doing. |
| neighbor's incessant dog barks, your wife watching her | | | | Sound Clues |
| favorite sitcom, you at your power tools, your | | | | In this exercise you will learn to recognize different |
| daughter with his blasting mp3 player music, and your | | | | sounds in your environment to improve hearing. Again, |
| son at a rock concert. These are the reasons why the | | | | this is very simple and all you need to have is where |
| exercises that will be described in the next section are | | | | you are. |
| necessary if you want to improve hearing and put ear | | | | You can start by sitting where you are and closing |
| problems that lead to hearing loss at bay. | | | | your eyes. Listen to the sounds around you. What do |
| Noise Filtering Exercise | | | | you hear? What are those things? A clock? Your |
| Is a simple exercise that allows you to improve your | | | | watch? A radio playing somewhere? Perhaps your |
| ear's ability to pick out sounds which you only want to | | | | neighbor's dog barking? |
| hear. Before you start, you'll need two or more | | | | As you learn to recognize sounds, you should also |
| sources of music and a sibling or a friend or your Mom | | | | learn to pinpoint exactly where those sounds are |
| or just someone who can talk. | | | | coming from. For example, you could say, "A radio is |
| Get your first source of sound and play a not so loud | | | | playing Mozart in John's room". |
| music then carry a conversation with your partner | | | | Here is a fact that few people are aware of, we hear |
| without raising your voice nor leaning forward to | | | | with our brain. In a nutshell the sound waves enter the |
| understand each other. After a while add the second | | | | ears and proceed to the eardrum, the eardrum in turn |
| source of music while carrying the conversation in the | | | | will send the message to the brain, and finally the brain |
| same voice and manner as with a single source of | | | | processes and interprets what you heard. |
| sound. If you want, you can add in a third sound | | | | This is the reason why we are able to isolate a single |
| source and so on. | | | | sound from among numerous sounds. This is what |
| Sound Source Location Exercise | | | | happens when you and a friend stand in a sea of |
| Improve hearing with this exercise where you will be | | | | people and can still carry an intelligent conversation |
| sharpening your hearing and your sense of direction. | | | | despite the noise. |
| For this you'll need something that creates sound or | | | | This is why you should also exercise your brain |
| noise such as a horn and you'll also need a partner | | | | regularly so that your five senses stay sharp. Some |
| then choose a place where you will not look weird, | | | | simple yet effective brain exercises that you can do to |
| funny, or silly. | | | | [5]improve hearing are: |
| Give the horn to your partner and with your eyes | | | | - Learning to play a musical instrument; |
| closed have him go to a specific location. As he | | | | - Solving puzzles such as Rubik's cube, Sudoku, |
| makes 2 to 3 second bursts of sound you should try | | | | crossword, or jigsaw puzzles; |
| to locate where he is and point out his exact location. | | | | - Solving arithmetic problems from a grader's textbook |
| Later make him move around at varying distances | | | | without using calculator; |
| from you. It would be good if you could pinpoint his | | | | - Learning a new hobby that has repetition and has |
| location accurately to his approximate distance from | | | | something to do with your fingers such as knitting or |
| you. You could take turns at this, its fun and could be a | | | | crocheting. |