{"id":10690,"date":"2023-07-07T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/househearing.fm1.dev\/?p=10690"},"modified":"2023-09-11T15:26:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T22:26:30","slug":"how-getting-a-good-nights-sleep-can-help-your-hearing-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/how-getting-a-good-nights-sleep-can-help-your-hearing-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How Getting a Good Night\u2019s Sleep Can Help Your Hearing Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The average healthy adult needs between seven and eight hours<\/a> of sleep a night. Unfortunately, it\u2019s extremely common to miss a good night\u2019s sleep. From staying up late binging movies to getting up too early for work, people frequently receive fewer hours than they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lack of sleep can lead to poor physical and mental health and may even affect your ability to process sound. Let\u2019s look at how poor sleep may affect your hearing and what you can do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Does Poor Sleep Affect Your Hearing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A study comparing the central auditory processing of 30 healthy adults before and after sleep deprivation found lack of sleep to be detrimental to hearing, concluding \u201cImpairment of CAP (central auditory processing) following sleep deprivation may be due to the effects of extended wakefulness on neurobiological functions that are critical for the processing of auditory information<\/a>, including memory, attention, concentration, reaction time, stimulus perception, and behavioral regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People with hearing loss<\/a> work harder to process and distinguish between different sounds than those without. The impairment of the neurobiological processes responsible for hearing results in an even greater inability to understand sound. Because of this, taking steps to get seven to eight hours of sleep a night is critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can You Improve Your Sleep?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Ensuring you get adequate sleep helps your auditory processing and overall mental and physical health. The Mayo Clinic<\/a> recommends the following six steps for better sleep:<\/p>\n\n\n\n