# How often do you watch TV/movies with the subtitles on?

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**Created:** [March 22, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208 "2024-03-22T16:39:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208/61 "2024-03-27T14:13:39Z")

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> [@SoToasty](#):
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> I will say my wife and I pretty much have normal hearing, however, we HATE the sound mixing these days. Anytime there is an action scene, the car/gun/screaming noises are so loud we could wake the neighborhood, and then when the actors are just talking, the volume is so low a bat couldn’t hear them.

Same here!

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208/62 "2024-03-27T15:27:04Z")

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Yep. Which creeping hearing loss only makes worse.

With all the modern digital transmission, computerized playback devices, and whatnot, I would _love_ for there to be a separate dialog-only track with separate volume controls for dialog and everything else.

It’s fully technologically possible. We only need the will to do so.

If that did come to pass, all sportscasters would be required to broadcast only from soundproof booths. I swear the tech staff mixes far more crowd noise into the audio than is really present in the booth.

And while they’re at it, they should chase those damned kids _off my **LAWN!** _

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**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208/63 "2024-03-27T23:34:54Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> And while they’re at it, they should chase those damned kids _off my **LAWN!** _

Exactly!!!

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**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208/64 "2024-03-27T23:45:14Z")

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My mom’s audiologist told her to always have the subtitles on. She said her brain will be working/stressing less, and that’ll help with postponing dementia.

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