I have the house full of *Post-its* and a loud timer too. Since my hearing is not good do to constant ringing or hissing I have a hard time hearing the teapot too Kitty.

It whistles but I only hear it if in the room. If in the bathroom I don't even hear the phone. I used to hear things before the dog did, not anymore.

As for cognitive problems, they are awful when I relapse. Word recall, spelling and, I can't have multiple items making noise when I am trying to do things like my bill paying. I mess them up. The electric company could get a check meant for the gas company. Oh the fun!