Fetterman relies on a tablet to transcribe what is being said to him. His hearing issues are ivaruable and can get worse when he is in a stressful or unfamiliar situation. He has described it as trying to make out the muffled voice of the teacher in the “Peanuts” cartoon, whose words are difficult/impossible to understand.
Here’s a sample of the Peanuts’ teacher’s voice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss2hULhXf04
I can almost feel sorry for the guy. Almost.
So he can read, then? Knew a guy like that once - could hardly speak but was taking (and passing) college courses in chemistry. Aphasia, they called it.
“ivaruable”?