"Musicians were 40 percent better than non-musicians at tuning out background noise and hearing the sentences...The musicians were also better able to remember the sentences than the non-musicians — and that made it easier for them to follow a line of conversation."
New research indicates music may help ward off hearing loss as we age.
"Musicians were 40 percent better than non-musicians at tuning out background noise and hearing the sentences...The musicians were also better able to remember the sentences than the non-musicians — and that made it easier for them to follow a line of conversation."