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Volume 12

My Patients Almost Never Report Difficulty Hearing Nature Sounds (E.G., Birds, Bubbling Creeks) During Their Initial Consultation. Does This Mean They Can Hear These Sounds Or That These Sounds Aren’t Important To Them?

Every patient is different, of course, but we would be surprised if patients with sensorineural hearing loss readily hear nature sounds such as animal vocalizations (birdsongs, insect stridulations) or geophysical sounds (wind, rain, thunder or stream sounds).

Volume 10

Is Green the Colour of Quiet and If A Walk Around the Block Can Improve Cognition, Then What about Camping?

Recent population health research in Canada and the USA suggests that middle-aged and older adults living in green neighbourhoods are cognitively younger than those living in less green (more grey) urban environments.