Re:Persistence of Auditory Memory

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This has to do with a very complex function of the brain in both the

auditory and the memory systems. I have called it Persistence of

Auditory Memory.

THis is very useful, say, when we want to think of a tune that we

love, and to sing its melody. Or a poem we want to recite. Or the

sound of someone's voice.

But it also brings us a persistent memory of negative sounds that we

have heard: a scream, a car crash, a disgusting noise of some sort,

and it is very difficult to block those memories for people with 4S

(and others, too).

Marsha , Audiologist

Portland, Oregon

>

> " I believe this condition is related to distractiblitly, as well as

control.

> For example, the things that bother me take over my concentration

when I hear

> or see them and I can't let go of them. They distract me from what

I'm doing

> and that irritates me. I somehow can't seem to block them out and

instead

> hone in on the offending stimuli even more. It makes me feel out of

control and

> helpless. It's not that I want to control others, I just want to

control my

> own stress level. "

>

> I completely agree with this statement. I become more irritated

that I can't quit obsessing on the sound. I get up and leave meetings

when gum chewers are near me. Even if they are across the room, I

can't look at them.

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