(04-12-2020, 02:06 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(04-12-2020, 12:03 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: It's not weird. I have hearing loss and tinnitus and do the same, especially when there is background noise. Something you can probably relate to is that some people are more difficult to understand than others. Speech patterns, volume and voice frequency are bedeviling. I simply cannot understand the receptionist at work. She has a mousy little voice that leaves me struggling to pick up words here and there. Another coworker speaks quickly and in, what I consider, a low voice. I hardly ever look that guy in the eye. If in an echo-ey room, like a racquetball court, fagetaboutit.

Same here, there are just some frequencies I cannot hear any more. Going to a noisy bar means I'm not doing a lot of talking because I can't hear what's being said to me.

I guess people are affected differently as they age.  When I got out of the Navy during my exit physical I had to get my hearing checked 3 times because my hearing actually improved.  Over the years since then I can still hear well, but my eyesight has gone to [BLEEP].

Regarding this thread, I was able to get maintenance done on 2 tractors then spend today just "vegging out" with my wife as we watch different movies/documentaries.

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