In Reply to: Hearing aids... posted by hapinoregon on June 30, 2016 at 17:05:19:
Putting this into perspective:There are no "high notes" above 12K. That's overtone/harmonic territory.
Without going to open a book or look at a keyboard, I think the top note on a piano is about 4K. I'm not aware of any other acoustic instruments which produce a note higher than that.
So, you're not missing any upper notes, but you're missing the very highest overtones.
With regard to overtones... The difference between 12K and 18K is not a lot, except for some finesse and detail. 12K is approximately an F#, and 18K is approximately the C# above it, so you're looking at about a musical fifth, which, at those frequencies and for ALL playable notes, amounts to a couple of additional overtones at very low output levels.
So I wouldn't get hearing aids to compensate for that.
However, I suspect that, since you're noticing things sounding "duller", that your hearing loss is more significant than you think, maybe even as low as 5-6K I'm sad to say. Or, you could have a notch or two somewhere, due to lifestyle or work-related activity. An otologist will be able to diagnose your condition and make a recommendation.
Do you have difficulty listening to a person in a noisy environment such as a restaurant?
:)
Edits: 07/01/16
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