Music amplification using hearing aidsRobert FulfordAE GreasleyHarriet Crook
A frequent complaint among people who use hearing aids is that music can sound distorted, said Croghan, and it's common for people to remove their hearing aids to listen to music. Modern hearing aids use processing called "wide dynamic range compression," which leaves loud sounds untouched but...
Most common complaints refer to the fact that everything sounds distorted and wrong, melodies cannot be recognised any longer, the text of songs is not understood. 60% are fitted with one hearing aid, 40% have binaural hearing aids. 67% report that the hearing aid has rendered listening to...
Dr. Steve Taddei is a licensed audiologist in Rockford, Illinois. He hosts and produces the Hearing Tracker Podcast and is a professor at several institutions proctoring courses in acoustics, hearing conservation, and audio arts. Additionally, he remains an active member in the music and audio en...
"One contributing factor is how hearing aids adapt to loud, sudden sounds," said Sandgren. "When you're listening to a conversation, if a door slams behind you, you don't want that door slam to be amplified very much. But with music, there are loud sudden sounds that we do want to...
Alpha activity in PFC is generally associated with WM updating during sensory processing [86,87] and simultaneously inhibiting non-involved brain regions [88]. Gray et al. [69] reported a positively corresponding decline in alpha-theta activity with distorted WM abilities in older persons. WM-...
Now, as someone who works in the same field, I am able to say that Debussy’s music sounds like a light breeze, leaving a gentle impression but with enough presence to still inspire me to stop and listen – the artistry of this ‘rebel’ composer still sounds fresh. Where to start ...
As hearing aids, the HP Hearing Pro do boost, sharpen, and clarify sounds somewhat more effectively than the IQbuds2 Max, but both are beaten in loudness slightly by the Jabra Enhance Plus and substantially by the Sony CRE-E10. With the Sony, I could turn down the TV sound to barely au...
The sensitivity of hearing can vary across age groups, according to Creed. Infants and young children tend to have more delicate hearing, making them more susceptible to damage from loud sounds. “As children grow older, their ears become slightly more resilient, but it is still essential to ...
Step into your backyard with open ears and a receptive heart. Close your eyes and listen to the myriad of sounds that fill the air – the gentle rustling of leaves, the soft trickle of a nearby stream, or the distant hum of insects. These natural rhythms can spark new musical ideas and...