Despite some hearing loss, Rad remains a legend of our time

Last month I found out that Radroach was suffering from hearing loss problems related to Tinnitus a condition where people have trouble with ringing noises and sound reduction. Judging from his post that he had made over Patreon notifying everyone of this condition he had. Well Rad and I also spoke about it on discord and the situation with Tinnitus has made him feel conflicted but at the same time he's still capable of producing extremely well made content and has grown even more so determined because of this challenging encounter.

 He explained some of the challenges he had to face with his new condition since the hearing loss occurred but so far it hasn't deterred him from doing what he loves best including seeking out other activities from time to time in order to recover from the complications this new conflicting matter has caused him. Because I'm always concerned about those who I often speak with online, I felt obligated to try and help him with this situation. I didn't want him to feel like he was alone in this matter as I know what it's like to have disabilities...I've personally lived with numerous disabilities the majority of my life. 

So when I found out that Rad was going through a difficult time. I wanted to make him feel better I tried to create several get well cards for him with some of the things I was working on and figured the best use of those images was to turn them into something special, and something meaningful. I'm the type that go where I'm needed even if I'm not directly asked to intervene. 

But he spoke to me how his hearing loss problem may prove to interfere with the sound quality of his work and he wasn't quite sure if any of it would still sound as good as it did before the situation occurred. He mentioned this on Patreon as well. I have seen some of his recent content that he finished earlier this month and from what I can tell sound animation quality wise, well Rad hasn't lost the touch and his ability to create effective SFX is still there. 

So far I've not noticed any drop or problems with the sound quality and if there is one thing I am good at is understanding sound effects among the animation process itself. As someone who has written a lot of reviews over the years. I always cover everything in these reviews such as discussing the lighting, sound, and direction among other things. 

I've always been brutally honest with my reviews and never fabricate the truth. The content Rad's been creating up to this point is still extremely well made, and the sound effects if anything have only gotten better with each new animation he releases although he says that he works a lot slower now because of the hearing situation. I think there are benefits to taking things slower. I don't know if he have noticed any changes in the sound quality of his own work.

I believe this hearing loss conflict will only encourage him to strive against these greater odds that have attempted to rob him of something important and it's quite admirable for him to fight through it rather than surrendering to it like I have toward some of the disabilities I've dealt with over the years. Because of my learning disabilities, I never learned how to drive a vehicle... I'm also terrified of hitting someone and don't want to live with the guilt of such responsibilities. Living with any life alternating disability is rough. That's why I felt the need to get involve.

Another interesting thing about this situation is that I did some research about famous music composers with hearing loss problems and a lot of them even went deaf, yet the quality of their work never diminished over time because of this. I mean it's still tragic for someone to lose their ability to hear sound and the same holds true of losing your eye sight, or the ability to feel and taste. A person having all their senses is crucial to their well being and mental health and I sympathize with the burden the hearing loss have caused Rad.

He mentioned that he hadn't slept for 4 days straight because the hearing problem and ringing noises he kept struggling with was preventing him from getting any sleep, I can only imagine what kind of hell that was.  This prompted me to look further into the matter to see if there were any cures or healing remedies that could combat this problematic experience. Unfortunately there are no cures for ringing sounds in the ear or Tinnitus but there are some ways to fight against it which requires some hearing therapy. I recommended camping in the wilderness with a friend, and some relaxing locations he could possible hone the ability to contain the hearing and ringing sounds. Though too much solitude and quietness may prove to be ineffective vs calming music used for these kind of situations.  

                              A get well card I made, I created several of them.

I do hope his hearing improves and heal over time, he's still very young, hearing loss is usually something people get when they start aging but it can also happen to younger people as well. I spent a great majority of my teens and early 20s stuck living in deep chronic levels of depression and I wouldn't want to see that happen to him because of a disability. I was actually quite surprised to find out that Beethoven one of the greatest music composers of classical music went deaf at some point in his life, he was only 30 years old when this happened to him and even though he suffered horribly from this disability. Beethoven continued through his entire adult life up until his death creating some of the best classical music.

What's even more incredible about this is that Beethoven also didn't give up his love and passion for the classical arts because of his handicap and that's why I've always found people like Beethovan inspirational. I pray Rad never becomes permanently deaf and losses his hearing loss completely. That would be the worse thing that could happen and would certainly make things difficult than they already are. I had a near blinding experience in 2018, which is not something I talk about much and have only told a few people about the incident where I almost went blind in the left eye, and had to live in a pitch black house without lights for 3 months. I got my eye sight back because the blindness was temporary, but I still have some issues with my left eye and severe headaches from the left side of my head where I was viciously attacked.

But I believe Rad will overcome his own crises, and judging from the previous content he's been creating as of lately. The man still has the powerful touch, credibility, strength, resilience, and mental technicalities to produce some of the best hard hitting animation works of art I've seen since meeting him. He's truly a talented person, and he's incredibly gifted with a tremendous level of motivation and self driven aptitude that no greater evil could ever rob him of. Sometimes I know that when things are at their worse some of us normally might feel this undying need to just give up. So it takes a lot of courage to do what Rad has done rather than quitting. 

I can only imagine that he's also well established in other aspects of his life besides his ability to put on an entertaining show with his creations. I always felt he was the type of person who could show you what he was capable of and he always did it through a high level of determination. When I seen one of his recent animations he hasn't lost a single step, if anything I think his hearing loss incident has made him even more driven, even more determined, I can definitely see that he's become much more ambitious than he ever was before in the past.

He's fighting a Last Man Standing battle against such odds and coming out the victor. What he manages to do and what he's capable of is always a good sign that things can turn around and go back to normal in given time. Because of his ability to work so hard through these challenging moments it pushes me to do better myself in life and that's the feeling I always get from observing his work, and it's why I respect him and his creative mindset. 

Now with the hearing loss going on I can see he has thrown down the gauntlet and he's prepared to take the challenge by defeating this opponent he's come face to face with that came out of nowhere.  I know he'll defeat it because he continues to accomplish his objectives, and in the long term. I know he'll manage to survive it all. The fact that he continues to finish his projects and assignments, is enough proof to see that he has no intention of giving up on himself and what he enjoys doing.