This is in reference to the person who asked about their audio processing issues. I get the same thing.
When people say things to me, sometimes the words that reach my ears just… aren’t words. Not in any way that makes sense. Not even jumbled or misheard—just noise. Random, meaningless sounds, like a broken radio signal or a language I was never meant to understand.
It’s disorienting. One second, I’m listening, expecting meaning, expecting conversation. The next, it’s as if my brain simply refuses to translate what’s being said. I see their mouth moving. I know they’re speaking. But the sounds don’t connect to anything real. I have to replay it in my head, try to piece it together from context, hope my brain catches up before too much time passes and I’m left staring, lost.
I totally get what you're feeling. Ive told my doctor and brain fog definitely plays a role, and everything seems to be coming back okay (my labs and such) so I've let my friends know that I have issues understanding things sometimes, and they're very accepting and don't mind it when I ask them to repeat what they said. Or sometimes I'll ask them to type it out for me.
Hey @missinggaskarth, someone had more thoughts to share!
