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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Some people like tuning out everything around them

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 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.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Edit: sorry replied to the wrong person.

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