Lazarus404
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I was drawn to this post from a google search. Having watched the film Knowing, I realized that someone actually has the same problem as me, so figured there must be a name for it. For about ten years, now, I've experienced a strange hearing issue. I might have had it longer, but growing up in a scottish family, they tend to shout loads, so it's never been apparent before.
My problem is that while my level of hearing is fine, my ability to distinguish sound is not. I could hear a pin drop in a quiet room, and I can hear singular sounds fine, but it you mix two sounds together, all I hear is a buzz. For example, if I'm talking to someone in the lounge and the tumble dryer is on in the kitchen, or if I'm simply talking to a person while someone else is also talking in that room. I might hear one or two words from that person, but all the other words blend in to one another. It's like my ears are unable to separate sounds like everyone else, and so I hear them as though they were all coming from a single source. This is playing havok on my relationship, as my wife doesn't understand and thinks I'm simply "not listening", though you'd think she'd understand seeing as how she's registered blind What's more, it means it's impossible to have any form of communication with people outside of a quiet room. If I bump into someone in the street, much of what they say is lost on me due to passing cars, so I mostly just nod my head. In that conversation, the person I'm talking to will hear me fine, and my wife will be able to hear the other person, but I simply cannot. When we then walk away, I'll then get asked by my wife why I was so rude to not answer the persons questions, which of course is not my fault.
Is there a name for this condition, and can it be helped with a hearing aid as the film Knowing portrays? I've had my ears checked, and apparently the mechanics of my ears are fine, but I can't see as how the doctors could diagnose my condition from the tests they did. All they did was have me listen to a series of sounds in a sound proof room! If they'd had me do the same in an everyday environment, I bet I'd not have heard any of them. If I can find out what's wrong with me and how to compensate for it, then I might be able to make home life a little easier.
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give.
Regards,
Lee
My problem is that while my level of hearing is fine, my ability to distinguish sound is not. I could hear a pin drop in a quiet room, and I can hear singular sounds fine, but it you mix two sounds together, all I hear is a buzz. For example, if I'm talking to someone in the lounge and the tumble dryer is on in the kitchen, or if I'm simply talking to a person while someone else is also talking in that room. I might hear one or two words from that person, but all the other words blend in to one another. It's like my ears are unable to separate sounds like everyone else, and so I hear them as though they were all coming from a single source. This is playing havok on my relationship, as my wife doesn't understand and thinks I'm simply "not listening", though you'd think she'd understand seeing as how she's registered blind What's more, it means it's impossible to have any form of communication with people outside of a quiet room. If I bump into someone in the street, much of what they say is lost on me due to passing cars, so I mostly just nod my head. In that conversation, the person I'm talking to will hear me fine, and my wife will be able to hear the other person, but I simply cannot. When we then walk away, I'll then get asked by my wife why I was so rude to not answer the persons questions, which of course is not my fault.
Is there a name for this condition, and can it be helped with a hearing aid as the film Knowing portrays? I've had my ears checked, and apparently the mechanics of my ears are fine, but I can't see as how the doctors could diagnose my condition from the tests they did. All they did was have me listen to a series of sounds in a sound proof room! If they'd had me do the same in an everyday environment, I bet I'd not have heard any of them. If I can find out what's wrong with me and how to compensate for it, then I might be able to make home life a little easier.
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give.
Regards,
Lee