Posted on Oct 21, 2026 UTC

It's safe to say that most of us take our bodies for granted. And then, an interesting perspective comes along and makes you question it all. A Redditor asked, "Deaf people who hear now, what sound/sounds surprised you the most?" and the answers honestly made me wonder how much I keep taking my ability to hear for granted. Nonetheless, it's fascinating to see how other people experience the world.

27 deaf people share the sound that surprised them the most, and these are wild, funny, and emotional:

1.

"My best friend in high school was deaf and got a cochlear implant in college. The first two sounds she heard were her mom’s laugh and the sound that’s made when you crumble up paper. She said she didn’t expect the paper to be so loud and her mom’s laugh to be so annoying."

— Valhallaback_Girl

2.

"The sound of wind moving leaves in the trees.…