Texting Makes You Temporarily Deaf

This is exactly why law enforcement is cracking down on texting and talking on your cell phone while driving. I was driving recently, and saw a friend in a car next to me. I beeped the horn to get her attention and, she didn't hear the horn at all.

Have you ever tried talking to someone when they're busy texting?  And they don't hear a word you're saying?  It's probably happened to you a few times TODAY.

A new study from University College London found it's NOT that your friends and family members are ignoring you because they're terrible, and you're annoying.  It's because when people text, they actually go temporarily DEAF.

The researchers found that when we focus on something visual like texting or playing a video game, our brains temporarily tune out normal sounds.

So you'd hear something unusual, like a siren . . . but you don't hear normal stuff, like people talking.  And the more you're concentrating on your phone, the less other stuff you can hear.

The researchers say it's because our hearing and vision basically split the same resources in the brain . . . so when we're focused on one, it's tough to use the other. (Huffington Post)