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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Some people like tuning out everything around them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Others can have a distinct problem picking voices out of surrounding noise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah hearing aids have gotten a lot better at it since I started wearing them but still they make it harder to separate the noises. Especially the person I’m talking to vs the people having a conversation behind me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Edit: sorry replied to the wrong person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fair, but I was talking about cases where someone is trying to communicate, but won't wear a device to help them. Like my brother in law. A great storyteller and a hoot to have around, but misses a lot of context because he refuses to wear hearing aids