Listening to music while

I'm sure a lot of TL followers are asian,
so I'm surprised this topic hasn't been discussed.

Asian Flush.

When I had my first taste of alcohol back in highschool, it
was some beer, nothing too fancy. It was a Christmas party, everyone was downing the drinks. I had my go at it.

I finished maybe half a bottle before my heart started racing, I was sweating, my body was giving off a lot of heat, I was turning red. It was pretty bad.
At first I thought I was allergic to alcohol. My friends thought I was completely wasted, but really I was just getting drowsy. I was labeled the 'light weight'.

I did some research and found out you can't really be allergic to alcohol, but it turns out half of Asians can't handle their their drinks like other races can. Supposedly, some of us are deficient of an enzyme that is necessary to breakdown alcohol when it's consumed. So since we can't metabolize the alcohol, it remains in the bloodstream and acts as a 'poison', which leads to the various symptoms I listed above.

Now, I've come to accept this genetic mutation of mine, but it's so annoying to go to parties or go out and not really enjoy drinking. Friends tell me that it's cool that I turn red and that I shouldn't mind it. But it's just really really frustrating. People think I'm wasted when I'm perfectly sober. It's come to the point where I don't drink that often and its put a minor dent in my social life.

I've heard of various methods we can do to mitigate the redness. Taking some PepcidAC tablets a couple hours before drinking is supposed to help with the asian flush. I might try that out.

So I'm wondering. Is asian flush a problem for any of you guys? What do you think of it and how do you respond to it? Is it something that you just push aside and say "fuck it, I'm going to drink anyways" or have you stayed away from alcohol completely because of it?

Hopefully this leads to some discussion. TY

I was in lecture a couple nights ago and my professor insisted that while doing readings, in this case, scientific readings, you should not listen to music because both use the same parts of the brain.

Personally, I've always been inclined to listen to music because silence itself can be distracting. However, it's mostly instrumentals, nothing that requires being attentive to lyrics.

I'm just wondering what you guys think about this subject. Do you listen to music when you study. Has it worked for you or do you find it disadvantageous. What do you listen to when you study? Rap? Classical? Trance? Soft rock?