What special ability do you posess that most people don’t have?

  • Apolinario Mabussy@lemmy.calvss.com
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    1 year ago

    I kind of have the same thing! We have hearing tests at my place of work and the tests show I have above-average hearing, and it does translate outside the tests as well. It’s really nice to be able to hear the intricacies of music for instance.

    Unfortunately, it doesn’t translate to speech, and I often struggle to comprehend what people are saying, and it gets even worse when it’s in something that’s not my native language… It’s like I can hear the sounds people are making, inflection and all, but I can’t quite form what the entire thought is.

    • SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Exactly! Unless I know what language they are speaking in advance, it takes a few seconds of listening for the words to appear out of the noise. Honestly, pretty damn annoying when you’re on a call. I have to record all of them to be safe.