Deaf/Hard of Hearing

It's good to know that something I shared was helpful/meaningful/connected with someone else.

I know what you mean about 'the silence at night'... when I take my devices out before going to bed, it's like putting on earmuffs... the deadening/flattening of the soundscape.

Recently my sleep pattern has changed - I find myself waking sometime between midnight and 2 am, and staying wakeful for anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. One thing that helps is to go out on the porch and walk and look up at the sky. The other night, on a whim, I put in my devices before going out, and the whole night soundscape came alive again. This time of year it's crickets, an occasional dog barking, the neighborhood windchimes, the (intentionally) muffled clang of our own chime (it's designed to sound like a 'gong buoy' and it's pretty loud, we muffle it from consideration for the neighbors), the wind in the trees. It's a reminder that the night has a life of its own.

Then I came in, put my devices in their charging case (aren't rechargeables AMAZING? I am SO glad not to have to fumble with batteries and/or worry about running out...) and was able to drop off again quite soon.

One thing I've noticed is that I seem to be much more conscious of the 'anchoring' role of beat and percussion in music - I suspect the devices find that easiest to render? Anyway, I often catch myself doing percussion riffs - not exactly beatboxing but 'feeling' the rhythm a lot. I think that's one of the things that comes with hearing loss for some people.

appreciatively,
Bright