{"id":9529,"date":"2021-05-07T14:13:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T21:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/?p=9529"},"modified":"2021-05-07T14:13:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T21:13:17","slug":"how-to-improve-your-music-listening-experience-with-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/how-to-improve-your-music-listening-experience-with-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Your Music Listening Experience with Hearing Aids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hearing loss affects your life in many ways, including how you enjoy music. For example, if you love listening to live bands at The Showbox<\/a>, hearing loss can make it challenging to distinguish between instruments or make out the lyrics. Fortunately, there is now a solution: Many of today\u2019s hearing aids<\/a> have special programming just for listening to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amplifying Music Is Complicated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019ve worn hearing aids for many years, you know that hearing aids of the past left a lot to be desired when it came to listening to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing aids are typically designed to amplify speech sounds. Because music has a much wider frequency and volume range than speech, very high and very low sounds are not amplified correctly, which is why older models tend to struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, environments where music is playing often involve a lot of background noise, like side conversations and dishes clinking at restaurants and bars, and screaming fans and feedback at larger concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people make the mistake of turning up the volume to hear the music better, but this rarely helps. Music has a wide dynamic range<\/a>, so all this will do is cause the music to sound distorted and put your ears at risk of additional damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, hearing aid manufacturers have recently started making devices that are specially designed for music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Aid Music Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Newer hearing aids offer programs specifically designed for music listeners in mind. With these devices, if you\u2019re in a setting where you want to enjoy the music, you can use a remote or smartphone app to simply change the programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When getting fit for a new hearing aid, be sure to talk to your provider about the importance of being able to enjoy live music so they can select a device and create a program that works for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to learn more<\/a> about updating your hearing aid programming in order to better experience live concerts and shows, talk to the hearing aid experts at Evergreen Speech & Hearing Inc. Call today to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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