We’ve all almost certainly been in a conversation in which the listener busts in as the speaker is finishing their sentence. That’s because our brains are wired to predict how a sentence will end, often resulting in a lightning-fast response. People with some hearing loss rely on this predictive sense even more. Read about from Phys.org:

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How conversation works—and why people with hearing loss rely more on their powers of prediction

"Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation," wrote Oscar Wilde.