The Neuroscience of Hearing: What You Don’t Hear Can Hurt Your Brain

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this must-listen episode, Dr. Amen and Tana Amen sit down with Brandon Salawich, President and CEO of Starkey, the largest U.S.-based hearing aid manufacturer, to explore the critical link between hearing and brain health. They uncover how hearing loss isn’t just about missing sounds—it’s a major risk factor for dementia, depression, and relationship struggles. You’ll also discover surprising causes of hearing issues, including why 1 in 6 teenagers are already experiencing hearing loss. If you want to protect your brain, start by protecting your hearing—tune in to learn how.

00:00 Intro

01:01 Hearing & The Brain

01:45 Sponsor

03:03 Hearing is One of the Major Functions of the Brain

06:26 Hearing & Stigma

08:23 Can Your Brain Forget Sounds?

09:16 Overstimulation

10:08 Brandon’s Story

13:31 The Impact of Hearing Loss on the Brain

14:56 Overcoming Vulnerability

17:43 The Causes of Memory Loss

19:41 Damage Elimination

21:56 The Future of Hearing Augmentation/Automatic Translation

25:30 Brands

27:05 Hearing & AI Technology

28:45 Comfort

29:57 Hearing Sound for the First Time

40:16 Superpowered Hearing

46:31 Sponsor

46:54 Wrap Up

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0:00.0	Whether it's a 12 year old boy, 14 year old girl, it doesn't matter, or a mom.
0:05.2	They've never heard, never heard sound.
0:08.5	And you put a hearing aid in, and you turn that volume up.
0:14.8	And you see, I mean, you see it in the eyes, as I mentioned earlier, you see it in the eyes.
0:19.9	And I don't care who you are, you know, I'm not crying, you're crying.
0:24.4	I mean, it just forget it because they heard their child's voice for the first time
0:30.0	or they heard their mom or dad or somebody's voice for the first time.
0:34.4	That makes it all worthwhile.
0:35.8	I don't care what my title is, what I do. That's
0:38.8	rewarding. That's why I do what I do. And that's my favorite story is seeing that because it's
0:45.9	addicting. Every day, you are making your brain better or you are making it worse. Stay with us to learn how you can change
0:57.3	your brain for the better every day. In this week's episode on the Change Your Brain Everyday podcast,
1:06.1	Tanna and I welcome Brandon Salewitch. Brandon is the CEO of Starkey, a world leader in manufacturing and delivering advanced hearing solutions.
1:19.7	Hearing is key to our health and happiness.
1:23.3	Being able to hear the people and world around us is as essential to the human experience as
1:31.9	breathing.
1:32.9	This episode will cover the continuous innovation of the science, design, and production
1:39.5	of hearing aids and brain help.
1:43.3	I hope you enjoy this week's episode.
1:47.4	Hi, I'm Dr. Daniel Lehman. I've experienced firsthand the powerful impact that proper
1:54.4	supplementation can have on your brain, your body, and your mind. That's why I founded Brain MD. Our formulas are scientifically
2:04.3	created from decades of clinical research designed to help you think clear, feel better, and
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