Hearing and Mornings

I have noticed lately that I have a huge issue with mornings. Do not talk to me in the morning before I have taken a shower or eaten.

Anything spoken to me before then, especially from my son, comes through as a foreign language.

B came into bed with me this morning and I had just been dozing because the cat had just woke me up with her meowing. (At least she wanted until 7 am or something...)

He crawled under the covers and said a full sentence. (He isn't quiet)
I said "Was any of that English?" He said "wha wha wha wha wah".

Charlie Brown's mom? Teacher? Any adult on peanuts?

Don't talk to me before breakfast. My hearing doesn't turn on without food.

Hearing Problem

I have realized that I think I have a hearing problem.

Rather, I know I can hear, and I have problems hearing. If I am in a quiet area, I usually hear pretty well. If there is any other noise, I tend not to hear anything.

I've decided that basically, I hear all the sounds around me. They are all coming in at once, I can't filter, I can't really pick and choose what comes in and what doesn't. I hear them all. However, I can also tune things out! This is great, except that when I tune things out, I cannot hear anything else either. 

Some of the fridges at work beep if they have their doors open longer than a few minutes. I can tune this out, but I tune out anyone talking to be also. It is either all, or nothing. :P

So. If you talk to me and I don't answer, its because I'm tuned out.