Weirdly, it feels like I can hear better when I'm looking at something. Not necessarily subtitles, but watching a podcast helps me understand what they're explaining more than when I'm just listening to it. I find it challenging to absorb information when it's only from the audio. Then when watching a movie, I feel reassured better with the subtitles on. Do you have similar experiences?
Sometimes I think visuals are a distraction from what is being said. I'll actually close my eyes or turn my back and listen to it again. My hearing hasn't been damaged though. I know plenty of folks who need to see the person's lips in order to best hear what is being said.
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Absolutely. Although I'm not a fan of subtitles, I think visuals add to the overall experience and aid in the transformation of information. That's especially true when it's a topic I don't know much about.
I have the same experience with getting distracted, especially when the video is about a lecture or educational. I find it difficult to watch people talk on documentaries in an interview setting that I'd rather hear it as an audio.
Madison wrote on Wed, 21 July 2021 10:30
Sometimes I think visuals are a distraction from what is being said. I'll actually close my eyes or turn my back and listen to it again.
Some people find it difficult to watch with subtitles because it distracts them from watching. In my case, it helps me understand what's going on, although I sometimes find myself reading too much instead of watching the whole thing.
If it's in a language that I don't understand, there's no doubt that I'd be needing subtitles. It also depends on the movie because some films would have loud sound effects, yet you can't almost hear it when the characters would speak.
When I'm listening to something, the visuals are in my head. I was listening to a podcast in my car, and that's usually the way it goes. Radio is the same thing.
I can live without a T.V. I don't need visuals to help me comprehend audio
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