• Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Is that what it’s called when other noise makes you not understand what people are saying?

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      10 months ago

      Pretty much. The inability to filter voices from other noises. Not fun when you are on a bus and the engine is the only thing you can make out

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        10 months ago

        And why I avoid noisy bars and stuff. I noticed once during the fire drill at work, we were all standing outside and the loud alarm was beeping like a truck backing up and the whole time I couldn’t make out what people were saying. I could hear the noises coming from their mouths, but couldn’t understand a thing.

        Alarm stopped and I could understand them fine.