There is no consensus on “what” causes this condition, but genetics can be a factor (which is most likely the source of my APD). But on the plus side, I am a great problem solver, out-of-the-box thinker, and good with numbers and databases.
Notating Tinnitus
In the beginning all the sounds l was notating had a markedly sad or gloomy character. They were quite strange and some were even sinister. But then something unexpected happened: l woke up one morning hearing a happy tune full of vitality and hope. I felt a great joy and an inexplicable happiness.
At 91, Looking Back
Over the years, I learned a lot about coping, between the hearing loss and other serious health problems. The discrimination I have endured, especially in my childhood, has taught me to withhold judgment toward others for any reason.
Paint Has a Sound
I wear hearing devices but over the years as I have struggled with my hearing, I could feel and see changes in how I interact with others, in social situations, with family, and, more personally, in how I started to withdraw and become more introverted and retrospective.