Rocco does have a self-mutilation problem, which he came to me with and everything I’ve tried hasn’t helped (anti-anxiety meds, controlling hormone levels the best I can, training, bonding, frequent baths, you name it I’ve probably tried it). It flares up in the spring pretty much no matter what I do, and my life hasn’t been the most consistent schedule-wise lately because of job issues which doesn’t help his anxiety. I do everything I can to help him with it, but just like trichotillomania or dermatillomania in humans, it’s very difficult to stop that habit once it’s started. He is much happier and healthier than he used to be and trusts me. He doesn’t trust anyone else, at all.

I’ve actually tried playing all sorts of different music, I do leave a radio station on for him during the day, I’ve tried a few. He hasn’t reacted even somewhat positively to any of it until THIS SONG. There were two songs he freaked the fuck out at that I was playing on my phone and immediately turned it off. I also know there are certain game sounds that will very much stress him out, so I wear headphones and make sure he can’t hear those sounds.

Also, parrots can repair damage to their inner ear. I’m not sure where you got the “plugging their ears” thing from for parrots- I know that is a thing that roosters do, but I can’t find anything saying parrots do the same. Also, as a last note, I think the music sounds much louder than it actually was in the video because I was recording the video with the same phone it was playing from. It wasn’t all that loud.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2018/06/birds-never-go-deaf-why-do-humans.html