For veterans with mild traumatic brain injury, a restaurant or other noisy environment can feel like a battlefield

For veterans with brain injuries, noisy, overstimulating environments can lead to high stress and irritability, making them want to avoid such situations altogether.

By: Jeffrey Hebert, University of Colorado Anschutz, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 994

Last Updated: 3 hours, 20 minutes ago

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By Jeffrey Hebert, University of Colorado Anschutz

Imagine sitting down with your family at a restaurant. Conversations at your table overlap with those of patrons seated nearby. Utensils clink on plates. Waitstaff weave between tables. Music plays overhead.

Many people might find the bustle of such a scene a bit annoying. However, for veterans with chronic mild traumatic brain injury, or TBI, also referred to as concussion, busy environments like this are frequently intolerable. …

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