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How do couples with both issues handle watching TV, or going to the cinema?
Couples? I have both myself. I only watch the subtitles.
Have you tried books?
Oh would love a book with atmospheric music that changes through the pages and sound effects at the right time.
My wife just doesn't wear her glasses, the subtitles get too blurry to be distracting.
I accept that I’m going to be distracted from the amazing visuals and beautiful cinematography, as well as as have punchlines spoiled by reading ahead. Or worse - the jarring mismatch between the spoken dialogue and the closed captioning.
On the bright side I don’t rewind or miss dialogue as much because of terrible audio any more.
If I have to watch a film with subtitles, I try to position myself such that some object blocks my view of them. If I can't, I will hold a finger horizontally for the entire time.