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Me too, captions and subtitles allow me to watch videos while listening to music, or watch videos in public settings where I either didn't bring headphones or don't want to wear headphones, and allow me to watch 2 videos at the same time in which both of them are filled with 80% fluff and 20% content, as they usually are.

I've been in hospital recently after suffering a large oil burn to my left arm, and part of my chest. As most of us probably know, wards get very noisy. I only ever used my cochlear implant processor when I'd see the team of doctors first thing in the morning, otherwise I'd just chill and watch my laptop with captions on.

Absolutely shocked me every time I'd turn my processor on and the world would roar into my ears. "How the fuck is anyone sleeping" I'd ask myself.

The same. I can hear faint noises just fine, and hear background noise when listening to headphones. I think it's related to my poor verbal skills.