Wow, this makes total sense to me. My husband always wonders why I
don't comprehend as much as he when we sit in the same class and see
and hear the same lecture.

Thanks!

--- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com,
Piedmontslimm@... wrote:
>
> Brain studies have shown that SSS sufferers use portions of their
brains that
> would otherwise be dedicated to decoding sound to help unscramble
visual
> information. My son and I have both experienced sitting in
classes and simply not
> hearing what was said due to focusing so hard on trying to decode
visual
> information (specifically reading from the whiteboard.)
>
> However, since Irlens seems to be caused by a specific malformed
cell in the
> eye (actually in the optic nerve) hearing is not specifically and
directly
> affected. It's the redirection of brain resources that causes the
hearing
> problem, not an actual auditory malfunction.
>
> Charles Ward
> Certified Irlen Screener
>
>
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