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An odd relationship between hearing sounds vs. voices

Oakling

I wondered if someone more knowledgeable could help me to understand why, with my incredibly sensitive hearing, I struggle to hear and interpret words and voices.

My hearing is, probably like many here, exceptionally sensitive. I can hear things that most people around me cannot. What other people seemingly allow to happen around them will often make me uncomfortable (tremendous volume to me). And yet, I often struggle to hear what someone has said to me, or near by to me. I am constantly turning the tv volume down to get away from loud music/ sound effects, but having to turn it up during dialogue. I now have the subtitles on constantly. 

Does anybody else experience this? Does anybody have any information or ideas on the matter. I’m wondering if it is to do with interpreting, processing and understanding spoken information, rather than simply recognising that a sound has occurred and trying to identify its source.

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  • Usually it has to do with frequencies, bad acoustics, and poor mix downs - not to mention the compression of files for broadcast. And when media is transferred to different formats (Broadcast to streaming), definition can get lost. 

    To see if it's an issue with your own 'calibration', sit in a quiet park and begin to pay attention to everything around you. This is easier in the summer when listening to birds. If your library has a vinyl collexion and a station for listening, find an old album to sit and listen to - something recorded at least 40 years ago. 

    I cannot handle the high pitch ringing these editors keep using, it's a great way to make the public go deaf at those frequencies. 

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  • Usually it has to do with frequencies, bad acoustics, and poor mix downs - not to mention the compression of files for broadcast. And when media is transferred to different formats (Broadcast to streaming), definition can get lost. 

    To see if it's an issue with your own 'calibration', sit in a quiet park and begin to pay attention to everything around you. This is easier in the summer when listening to birds. If your library has a vinyl collexion and a station for listening, find an old album to sit and listen to - something recorded at least 40 years ago. 

    I cannot handle the high pitch ringing these editors keep using, it's a great way to make the public go deaf at those frequencies. 

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