Get_RiGht Discusses His Hearing Issue on Social Media
By Nicholas Barth ·
Hearing correctly is an integral part of competing in the world of esports, and one legendary member of Ninjas in Pyjamas took to Twitter to explain the hearing issue he is currently having.
Being able to correctly hear is a major component of any esports athlete's ability to perform well. From listening to call outs from your teammates to hearing an approaching enemy, having difficulties hearing can prevent a player from performing to the best of their ability. One long time member of Ninjas in Pyjamas' Counter Strike: Global Offensive team took to Twitter today, to discuss a MRI scan he had performed to diagnose the hearing issue that has returned for him.
"So loud, so weird sounds etc.. but was doing it for check up for my ear since my problems regarding that has come back. My hearing on the left ear has become worse and what causes it - still unknown, believe I’ll get the answer after Katowice."
The last thing that any professional CS:GO player wants is to have a problem hearing his teammates correctly.
Source: Red Bull
Christopher "Get_RiGhT" Alesund stated that issue is focused on his left ear, and that the causes for issue are still unknown, but he is confident that he will recieve the answer after IEM Katowice 2018.
At this moment, GeT_RiGhT is still confirmed to compete with Ninjas in Pyjamas at IEM Katowice, but if his hearing issue does not get resolved before then or gets any significantly worse, NIP may feel it is in the best interest of the team and GeT_RiGhT himself to have the star player sit out the event. With a $500,000 prize pool at stake, Ninjas in Pyjamas will want their roster at full strength.
Even if his hearing issue does not get resolved before IEM Katowice, GeT_RiGhT will hopefully find out the answer to what is causing his hearing problems and be able to remedy it for the future.
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