It was still early in the morning, but the sun was already up and burning. The busy street was filled with noise.

Alexa adjusted the cotton she had put in her ears as she walked. These past few days, her hearing had been acting up so badly that no matter how much she tried to calm herself, her hearing did not return to normal.

To avoid hurting her head from the noise, she stuffed as much cotton as she could into her ears to muffle the sounds. There were still times when she would ...