andra's question about finely tuned ears

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andra posted this question:

" Do you guys think that maybe we're so used to listening to any noises

that we've so finely tuned our ears so that we can hear things louder

than most people? I guess that would make sense if the ear drum was a

muscle, right!?!?! "

I have an answer to it but to get to it, here is a little background on

my situation. Maybe someone else from this group can relate. Here goes...

I should have worn glasses when I was in grade school because I couldn't

see what the teacher was writing on the the chalk board, even from the

first row. For some reason I thought I saw like everyone else but I was

just stupid. And for other reasons I won't go into here, I was not taken

to see an eye doctor.

So, I didn't wear glasses until my grades started failing in High

School. At that point my brain went " click! " and I realized my vision

must not be up to par with everyone else's. After some convincing with

my parents I was taken to an eye doctor.

I found out that indeed I needed to wear glasses because I had

Astigmatism, where I can see close up like a foot away, but anything

beyond that is blurry.

So... here is my answer to andra's question:

The five human senses are Sight, Hearing, Taste, Smell & Touch.

I believe that my Hearing compensated for having had bad eye Sight for

so long in my life. And most likely the other senses too to some degree.

I can remember being to places, like a museum for example, and not being

able to see where my parents were at and having to listen for the sound

of their voices. It wouldn't be until I was a few feet from them that I

could tell they were my parents.

This and other things in my life, plus I think a predisposed genetic

factor caused the onslaught of 4S, Hyperacusis and Tinnitus to occur. I

believe all three of those have similar roots to them, mainly to do with

a problem in my brain