My wife tells me she just read a yahoo feed that the Maine shooter, still at large as I write this, apparently just started using hearing aids prior to then hearing voices. I can’t wait until a firearm advocacy groups points out that while the right to own firearms is constitutionally guaranteed, that document says nothing about the right to use hearing enhancement devices.
So I did my audiology test yesterday. I have been having problems with conversations in crowded places for years. I therefore wasn’t surprised when my results were similar to the OP, but slightly worse. I asked the audiologist how this would affect my ability to hear music. She said it would mainly affect the treble. My speakers are B&W 803-D, now almost 20 years old. They have diamond tweeters and were largely criticized for being excessively bright. I listen to Classical exclusively, and perhaps I’ve adapted, but I don’t notice any issue with. Music. Flute, piano, oboes, sopranos, if anything there are certain recordings that I avoid because there is to much treble for comfort.
So I am going to get hearing aids for conversation but will be removing them while listening to music