I’m currently unable to hear in one ear, but while eating, I can “hear” my chewing in both ears. Is this just a me thing or does this happen to other people?

  • UNY0N@feddit.org
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    1 day ago

    I’m not deaf, but just in case you don’t get an answer that stems from personal experience:

    Your hearing loss in the one ear is (I’m assuming) caused by the ear canal being blocked. Your sensory organ still hears you chewing because the sound is transferred through the bones of your skull to your ear.

    A deaf person has a different problem: their sensory organ is damaged or missing, so it doesn’t matter where the sound comes from, they don’t hear it.

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      1 day ago

      Reading this made me wonder if a deaf person could use bone induction headphones to listen to music kinda. But now I’m assuming it’s the same answer given your explanation since the drum would have to vibrate as well