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RE: Bilateral Hearing Loss (Long)

I am closer to 50 and have beat up my ears. I have been to hundreds of jam band concerts, I race cars (including enduro type races where I do 2.5 hour stints behind the wheel) and I can't hear much over 14k. I had a case of tinnitus that resolved (doc said some type of viral infection and prescribed steroids) after a couple weeks. That scare the crap out of me and I am always with earpro at concerts now.

Even though my hearing stops at 14k, I can hear the difference between a component swap in a system in a matter of seconds. In theory, I am missing almost 30% of my hearing freq range. But I enjoy music as much or more than ever!

Your hearing loss is greater but there is a huge amount of content in music below 2.5k. Up to about 3k is the top of the presence range and in many ways is the heart of music. If you enjoy listening to test tones and comparing "air" between audiophile tracks then you are screwed but if you love listening to music then you can still enjoy our hobby! I bet you can still hear the differences between components, put something old you have sitting around in your basement and see if you can hear a difference?


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