Our ears never sleep...
Our ears never sleep. We can’t turn them off – not even when we are asleep. Every day we are exposed to a world of sounds. Our ears, therefore, need to work very accurately for us to be able to orient ourselves. And still, we take good hearing for granted – that is, until we lose it. The importance of our sense of hearing often only becomes evident, when we are in fear of losing it. However, being aware to this can be the first step towards prevention.
Why do we depend so heavily on our sense of hearing?
First orientation in the world and development of language skills
An unborn child perceives sounds, voices and even music in his mother’s womb and retains this information as unconscious memories in his brain. Later on, he will associate security and protection with these familiar sounds. Once born, he needs a well functioning sense of hearing to learn and understand language.
Security
Good hearing facilitates spatial orientation and the perception of life-saving sounds (i.e. in traffic). How often does it happen that we hear an approaching car before we even see it? To judge how close the vehicle is and to determine its precise direction, we need two well functioning ears.
Communicating with people
Hearing gives us access to the world of spoken language and therefore to direct communication with other people. It is the key to our social relationships und activities, where hearing slight nuances is of utmost importance, because when communicating, it is not only the words themselves that count but also intonation, volume, etc. What if we could not perceive these subtle details when communicating?
Pleasure and quality of life
Various sounds like music, sounds of nature or voices of loved ones reach us on an emotional level. Our sense of hearing thus contributes to our quality of life.
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