Does Hearing Loss Disqualify Me from Audiophiledom?
For one thing, it makes it really challenging to take advice from the experts with good ears. As a result of loss in the higher register, tinitits and unbalanced hearing, I tend to go for dynamics and soundstage as opposed to accuracy and subtleties. How do others who suffer from hearing issues "offset" their challenges? Can we still be in the club?
Current Rig - Bluesound Node 2i > Danafrips Ares II > Freya + > Krell Duo 300 XD > Forte IVs / SVS PB 4000. In case you have suggestions...
And yes, the Forte's can be a bit bright and fatiguing with certain music.
Your hearing may be off, but your mind reading abilities are exceptional. I have the exact same response when I pressurize my ears. It’s almost too bright! It makes me wonder if the hearing “loss” we experience is not from the inability to hear those frequencies, but rather like a clogged passage that can be opened up through an invasive procedure? Does everyone else have the same experience? |
When they say things like we lose our ability to hear past a certain freq it refers to at a certain dB. We are able to hear them at higher SPL. Can you still hear a mosquito when it’s buzzing around your ear? Look at that frequency. My answer? Turn it up! @gruvejet I do think you have a point. The pharyngotympanic tube can become clogged or at least restricted. I've been dealing with this to a degree. Two months of Fluticosone and ear drops have helped, and I'm stunned by the amount of wax removed and the improvement since. |
AudioPHILE = audio LOVER (literally) iow: If you love AUDIO, you qualify (irrespective of anything else, including hearing). 'Music' differs from 'audio' in definition, but many conflate them (semantics). I'm quite certain: Beethoven was still a MUSICPHILE, though he had gone deaf between his twenties and forties. *There wasn't much in the way of 'audio', back in Ludwig's day, for him to,"love". Would he have, "loved" it? *TOTALLY: non sequitur to the initial thread topic, but: semantic gymnastics are fun! |
Thank you for that insight. I will be consulting an audiologist for a cleaning and have them check my pharyngotympanic tube. And I agree with your “turn it up” approach. I would have to invest in an EQ. Any recommendations? Was the treatment you are undergoing prescribed by a doctor? This is exactly why I started the thread. Hopefully it will allow me the ability to hear the affect on such crazy things as speaker cable risers! |
