Hypothesis

Denyse discusses an evocative and important question which is triggering new research:

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How can a person living with advanced dementia abruptly communicate in a clear manner? Many wonder what mechanism underlies this phenomenon and if it might be a key to mitigating—or even reversing—neurodegeneration. It’s also a mystery whether people who exhibit these episodes are aware when they happen, and how that might affect dementia care. –

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Thinking about audiometric testing and tinnitus leads to a hypothesis. Maybe memory loss is cognitive tinnitus, an intentional broadband overload of the mind to hide the increasingly unpleasant reality. Aural and visual tinnitus both grow stronger with age, and both have good days and bad days. Cognitive tinnitus would behave the same way.