Post #3331708
2026-06-16 05:40 UTC
My parents put me through hearing tests more than once in my school life.
I passed everytime.
Tests did not include speech among daily noise,. Test was simply beeps of different volume and pitches, One beep at a time.
Put me into a room with a noisy crowd, I might as well be listening in a room full of Charlie Brown Teachers.
"You are not listening" my father yelled.
No, I could not process the words muffled by everyday noise. EG: engines, foot steps, plastic/box rustling, speech, etc.
Replies (2)
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@GreenRoc@mastodon.social 2026-06-16 05:41
Hearing problem? Not necessarily. Mental filter problem? Very likely. I hear more things than most people. I can hear speech, but I cant understand speech if it is muffled. Mumbled, thick accent, distorted, etc, cant comprehend what words were spoken amidst noise. Clear speech that is the loudest noise around, is required for my comprehension. My word retention however, is a completely different part of the brain that almost never works unless the words are repeated. Disabling? Hell yes.
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@dch@bsd.network 2026-06-16 09:01
@GreenRoc@mastodon.social me too! Part of this puzzle for me was 20 years later an ADHD diagnosis.