It seems incomprehensible to me how some people tolerate it.

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[–] 20 points 3 months ago (12 children)

There are people to whom sleeping in a completely silent room is equally incomprehensible.

I have pretty hefty hearing damage. Am I supposed to turn everything off and listen to nothing but "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" all night?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I don't have hearing damage or tinnitus (yet, please universe do not add that to the list) and there is no possibility of sleep for me in a quiet room. It is pure torture. A fan is heaven, rain is fucking sublime, a ticking clock I literally can't even consciously hear unless I focus super hard on it.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 months ago (6 children)

    Paradoxically I have tinnitus too, and I can lean into it.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Mine is loud and debilitating enough that I've sought medical attention and have a partial disability rating. There's no "leaning into it".

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    My condolences.

    I'd say my tinnitus is mild, my hearing is otherwise still sharp for my age.

    I treat my tinnitus how others might use a white noise machine.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, unfortunately a career in the military with explosives going off by your head does a number on those sensitive little hairs in your ear canals. Already looking at hearing aids at 45.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Have you considered insanity? I've heard it's nice this time of year.

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