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RE: hearing loss (long and probably boring)

Posted by M3 lover (A) on July 13, 2015 at 09:58:38

In Reply to: I have an idea for dealing with my hearing loss (long and probably boring) posted by Doktor Brahms on July 11, 2015 at 10:35:27:

Hi Dok,

As someone with hearing loss in both ears let me make some observations.

I'll suggest your answer could relate to the type of listening you do. Is that nearly always by yourself? With a significant other? Often sharing music with some number of friends?

I ask that because if you have anyone else present besides yourself any correction (balance, EQ, etc.) to make it better for you will likely be worse for them. So if say 90% of your listening is solo, then system corrections or headphones may work. However corrections with tone controls or EQ will be perceived by your good ear as well as the other one. How satisfactory will those corrections be?

Another consideration is for the non-home audio aspects of your life - conversations with family and friends, TV, movies, live music events, etc. Does it not make sense to improve your perceptions for those conditions too?

So I'll suggest making the correction with your hearing, not your system. For technical reasons most audiologists will recommend hearing aids for both ears but if you still have normal hearing in one ear then a single aid may be all you need.

It seems to me your best answer is to stop procrastinating about a hearing aid and then you can keep your VAC, which you otherwise enjoy, and possibly enhance other aspects of your life as well.

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