| Short term memory problems can significantly impact | | | | struggle during this process until the brain adjusts and |
| learning new information or retaining new events in a | | | | is able to either heal or adapt to the |
| person's life. The ability to function in the present and | | | | damage...assuming it is not too severe. |
| future can be drastically altered if a person has | | | | Extreme short term memory loss will usually inhibit |
| severe limitations in short term memory. The | | | | the learning process permanently. There are some |
| question is what, if anything, can be done to help a | | | | prescription drugs that can help with recall issues |
| person with short term memory loss. | | | | caused by Alzheimer's or dementia, but they often |
| How you get short term memory loss can vary | | | | have troubling side effects of their own. Certain |
| greatly. For some it is due to aging. For others it | | | | natural supplements containing things like Ginkgo, |
| could be the side effect of various drugs that they | | | | Ginseng, huperzine A as well as B complex vitamins |
| are using. Head injury, stress and depression also | | | | have shown some promising results in recent studies. |
| reduce short term recall and cognitive functions. | | | | In fact some studies directed toward natural |
| Stroke can damage sections of the brain involved in | | | | remedies and Alzheimer's treatment determined that |
| memory as well. | | | | some supplements geared for memory protection |
| Extreme short term memory loss is usually the result | | | | and enhancement worked as well as prescription |
| of head trauma or a progressive disease like | | | | drugs in certain patients, but without similar side |
| Alzheimer's or dementia. There have also been cases | | | | effects. |
| where radical brain surgery has removed the ability of | | | | The studies also indicated that supplements can help |
| a patient to hold information in short term memory, | | | | with the issue of how you get short term memory |
| but those cases are rare. | | | | loss. They noted that use of certain herbals can help |
| Studies on memory and learning show that short | | | | stimulate neurotransmitter production as well as the |
| term memory problems can be a factor in a person's | | | | protection of those brain chemicals from age related |
| ability to learn new things. Short term memory is | | | | decline. Herbals have also demonstrated an ability to |
| usually the starting place for processing information, | | | | maintain memory function and protect nerve cells |
| events ,etc. into our long term memory storage. If a | | | | from damage due to free radicals as well as helping |
| person has issues utilizing short term memory then | | | | the brain adjust to stress without reducing function. |
| they will often have problems with learning facts, | | | | For those who's short term memory problems stem |
| names, figures, etc. | | | | from injury or trauma using memory aids such as |
| Diagnosing short term memory problems can be | | | | writing things down or using repetition can help |
| tricky. It usually involves both physical and | | | | compensate for reduced recall, provided that the |
| psychological testing to determine the root cause. | | | | person retains at least some function. This may help |
| How you get short term memory loss is important in | | | | people continue to learn and retain information while |
| how it is treated of if treatment is even possible. | | | | injured, but requires more time making the learning |
| Obviously if the root cause for the short term | | | | process slower than normal. |
| memory problems a person faces are due to drug | | | | Depending on the cause of the recall issue, there is |
| side effects or stress then changing the drugs or | | | | hope for some that learning can continue. The brain is |
| reducing the stress will probably bring an | | | | a mysterious organ though and much more is still |
| improvement in recall and a boost in learning. | | | | needing to be discovered about how it works. |
| If the root causes is injury or trauma then usually | | | | Continuing research on brain function and remedies |
| only time and letting the body heal itself will | | | | for memory loss are helping bridge that gap, but it is |
| determine if any ability to recall is recovered or | | | | still a long road. |
| maintained. Learning new things will probably be a | | | | |