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We sometimes go through life, assuming other people experience sound the same way we do.

But the truth is, the way you absorb and interpret the sonic world around you is dependent on so many unique factors,

from variations in the tiny receptors in your inner ear to the way you were taught to listen and communicate.

In this episode, you'll hear four different stories about people's relationship with sound.

From a radio host with severe hearing loss,

to a neuroscientist who studies hearing cells,

to a self-proclaimed cyborg, to yours truly.

These stories come from NPR's TED Radio Hour.

Here's host Manushe Zamoroti.

What if your job depended on listening, but you had trouble hearing?

It's, I guess, one of the biggest ironies from the department of you could not make this up, that yes,

my job is to ask people questions and then listen, like really, really listen to the answers.

And I can't really hear.

This is Mary Louise Kelly.

You might recognize her voice because she is one of the hosts of NPR's All Things

Considered. It's All Things Considered from NPR News. I'm Sasha Fiver. And I'm Mary

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