Do you have good hearing?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220225)
Walnut Creek, California
June 22, 2024 10:29am CST
I took a hearing test online a couple of years ago. I am "toast" when it comes to anything above 13 kHz. And I struggle to hear conversation in a "loud room."
But I could tell this morning that I had put the bacon on a slightly higher setting than usual. Was it a "Senior Moment? Had I put the burner on high, as I have done once or twice? I thought "no."
I was right. I had put it on the high side of Medium, rather than the low side of Medium.
I flipped the bacon and just gobbled it up. I am out of eggs.
It was good.
How is your hearing? Are there situations (like noisy rooms) where you struggle?
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18 responses
@crossbones27 (49723)
• Mojave, California
22 Jun
@AmbiePam That is exactly what I was thinking. They do say that is a thing.
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@TheHorse (220225)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jun
@crossbones27 I have never really researched it.
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@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
24 Jun
I'm 72 years. Recently I have checked my hearing power through an video in Facebook and WhatsApp, I can hear up 62 number. I don't know what is the criteria for that number. Daily I'm listening devotional songs for 3 Hours, Pravachana and listening old Hindi film songs while I'm on walking. I'm comfortable in listening at standard voice.
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@kaylachan (71762)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jun
My hearing is sharper than most due to my blindness, but I can tune out sounds when I need or want to. I can also get overwhelmed at times and struggle. Most of the time it's when the t.v. is loud, and George's trying to talk to me. Part of that is when he strugg;es to tell me what he wants.
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@kaylachan (71762)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jun
@TheHorse I use Voiceover for Mac. Or, if I'm on windows I use Jaws.
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@TheHorse (220225)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jun
@kaylachan Do you respond by voice as well?
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@RasmaSandra (80748)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jun
I am happy to say that me and my cats have excellent hearing. The cats pick up even the quietest sounds and I can hear a meow at my PC from the front room if I am being summoned,
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@RasmaSandra (80748)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jun
@TheHorse Actually it can be rather funny, There I am stiing watching a DVD on my PC and suddenly a meow reaches my ears and I am wondering why I am hearing this meow and then realize I am being summoned to the other room or the kitchen
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@TheHorse (220225)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jun
@RasmaSandra Or both. I know when Kitty is demanding wet food. I...obey...
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@1creekgirl (41731)
• United States
23 Jun
I've been losing my hearing for many years (along with my memory, lol) It's very difficult to catch what people are saying unless they're facing me.
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@1creekgirl (41731)
• United States
23 Jun
@TheHorse I depend on closed captions on TV. It's hilarious what they read sometimes. But loss of hearing can be so isolating in social settings.
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@TheHorse (220225)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Jun
@1creekgirl It can be. I struggle with dialogue on TV too. But my friends (with whom I watch movies on TV) don't know sh*t about good fidelity.
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@pumpkinjam (8770)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun
My hearing is absolutely fine. This is a problem for me as I seem to be surrounded by people with terrible hearing! I struggle in noisy places because I can't filter noises very well. I was sitting outside a pub with my husband a couple of nights ago, and there was a TV on. There were two other TVs inside the pub. When my husband asked if I wanted to stay for another drink, I had to decline because the TV was hurting my ears. Husband, on the other hand, said it wasn't bothering him because he could block it out.
My job often involves talking to older people... many of whom appear to need hearing aids but choose not to bother with them. This means I spend a considerable amount of time having to shout down the phone at people. I also know many people in real life who are going deaf. I will be accused of being loud and told to be quiet regularly... by people who can't hear me (or are just not listening, I don't know) when I speak normally!
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jun
I must have supersonic hearing because I can hear people talking outside, even across the street but my windows and door are closed...
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@snowy22315 (182189)
• United States
23 Jun
It used to be great. I think it isn't as good as it used to be. I have trouble when people mumble or don't enunciate clearly.
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@TheHorse (220225)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Jun
Heh. Crowded rooms kill me. I hate bars. But I am NOT as deaf as those blasted dudes I hang around with. I hear one ask a question of another (relevant to our band). I look at the other. Clueless. Let me hang out with some 40-something Spring Chickens!
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@LindaOHio (181642)
• United States
23 Jun
I have bat ears. I have very sensitive hearing in spite of my tinnitus. Have a good day. Love the "poster".
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@crossbones27 (49723)
• Mojave, California
22 Jun
I have great hearing because I can't see for crap. It sucks too, all you end up saying is stop talking crap about me. You end up with a thick skin, so I guess that is something.
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@FourWalls (69003)
• United States
22 Jun
I have hearing aids, if that tells you anything. To paraphrase Jimmy Buffett, I’m losing my hearing but I don’t care what most people say.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50528)
• United States
22 Jun
My hearing seems to still be good. We used the last of our bacon yesterday. Hope you have a nice day.
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@Dena91 (16688)
• United States
22 Jun
I have tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and most of the time I am able to mentally block it out but not always. It never goes away. After years of mowing, I noticed I have some trouble with certain tones.
Because of my up bringing, parents yelling constantly, when someone talks loudly it hurts my ears. One doctor called it being noise sensitive.
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