My psychophysics as a bilateral cochlear implant user
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- mi-rae
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- Nov 5, 2026
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- claude.ai
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My psychophysics as a bilateral cochlear implant user was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 52 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #15 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 18:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 6, 06:07 UTC.
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> But I cannot know what sound is really like, because I have no memory of normal hearing. and > I was born with normal hearing. I began losing my hearing in childhood ... After I was registered, I started wearing hearing aids. People's voices became clear, and for a few months things were good. ... A specialist told…
> What is it like to hear vocal folds vibrate? I wouldn't normally describe hearing a voice as hearing "vibrations". Vibrations are indeed the physical basis of sound, and the auditory system detects changes in air pressure caused by them. But vibrations can also be perceived through touch, and the subjective…
ENT surgeon who has bilateral CIs and has been in the research field for 20+ years. This sort of stuff is cool, but there are lots of limitations at the auditory nerve interface that limits improvements to speech and music processing strategies. Crazily enough, many of these studies were done in the 1960s to 1990s…
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What is the highest rank My psychophysics as a bilateral cochlear implant user reached?
#15 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 18:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has My psychophysics as a bilateral cochlear implant user been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (52 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
172 points and 79 comments; submitted by mi-rae on Nov 5, 2026.