Went to the pub for the first time since the ear fixing and ended up shoving toilet roll in my ears because holy shit things are ~loud~ now
— ohlookbirdies.bsky.social (@ohlookbirdies.bsky.social) December 24, 2024 at 4:13 PM
One of the most peaceful and pleasant times of my life is when I caught a bad case of the flu (no, not Covid; this was in 2016) and it clogged my ears so completely that for weeks I could barely hear anything. I slept incredibly well, for me. Human noises were nearly-completely removed from my experience and it was amazing.
I wouldn’t want to be deaf permanently, but it was an extremely refreshing holiday from din and distraction. It was great.