#hearing fatigue

[deafcultureis]

hello!

i have heard about hearing fatigue Deaf/HoH people experience

i’m autistic, and feel a lot of exhaustion surrounding sensory things and socializing too much, and i’ve wondered for a while if these kinds of exhaustion are similar or not, since i’m hearing and so don’t have personal experience with hearing fatigue

so, if you don’t mind me asking, being Deaf and autistic, do you experience hearing fatigue and sensory/social hangover? if so, are those similar at all or different?

I experience both! They're similar feelings for me, but they're quite different in how I cope with them and their cause. Hope this answers your questions, if you want more elaboration, I'm happy to answer.

[myhearingpartnersfl]

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