He Listened to the Void – and His Hearing Returned

Summary

A person diagnosed with hypoacusis (partial hearing loss) in their left ear since childhood, with 20% hearing loss progressing to 50% due to a malformed bone in the ear, refused to get hearing apparatus 6 months before the event despite doctor's recommendation, wanting to heal through Dr. Joe's work instead. During the walking meditation at the Vienna 2023 retreat on the third day, while blindfolded and listening to Dr. Joe say "listen to the void," they kept removing their headset thinking someone was whispering in their left ear and playing with them, but no one was there. They realized they were hearing with their left ear, which hadn't functioned properly before, and began training themselves to ask "what did you say?" instead of automatically turning their right ear toward sounds. The hearing continues improving, with occasional pain that disappears when they return to heart coherence, and they wonder if the bone is reconstructing itself, which would be amazing.