 [ Symptoms ] how do i get a doctor to pay attention to my memory issues  yes i know some of this is normal aging but i am only 59 and this is interfering with my ability to teach i can not come up with names and have lots of problems with noun retrieval i do not recognize my students out of the classroom and there are times when i do not know where i am i have approached several doctors over the past couple of years and it has been dismissed as being stress or age the lapses are beginning to frighten me as they are getting worse how do i get them to understand [ Disease ] you will need to insist on having a neuropsychological evaluation    several hours of diagnostic testing by a trained psychologist you may also need to see a cognitive neurologist    a specialist in memory issues age related memory problems and cognitive difficulties can definitely occur at your age