That is usually referred to as industrial deafness over here.
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Originally Posted by footfootfoot
The ability to distinguish the voice of the person speaking to you (the figure) from the background sounds (the ground)
Think of looking at a person standing in a wooded area, that's like the sound you want to hear. If your hearing is good, then the person is obvious. If you have a figure ground problem it's as though the person was wearing camo or a ghillie suit. It all looks/sounds the same.
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