is one ear usually stronger?


it seems that maybe i hear better out of my right ear because they soundstage seems slightly offset to the right no matter what I do. i've noticed this with different amps, speakers and rooms / placement. is this normal? have you, or do you experience this? i'm wondering if one ear just hears better, just like one eye is stronger. Im going to get my hearing chrcked, for peace of mind.
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Most of us are either left handed or right handed. We are also right right eyed or left eyed although most of us don't know it. I found out when I used to shoot trap and had a gun fitting. A right handed shooter who is left eyed needs a crossover stock whose butt rests on the right shoulder but the barrel lines up with the left eye. I've seen these guns and they do look weird.
Is there a possibility that we are also right eared or left eared? I don't know the answer and I've never heard anything about the subject, just asking.

PS: Let's not get into discussions about the nostrils. 8^)
B-limo, I have an aunt who was a nurse who used to lay my head on her lap on pour in the hydrogen peroxide when I was a kid. It really loosened up the wax in my ears. I do it every couple of months or so and it always 'feels' better but I don't know if it works like it used to.

Rja, You just may have a point with the dominant ear subject that escaped my (our) notice. I can see no reason why it wouldn't follow that same reasoning that already applies to our eyes, arms, and legs. It's been part of us for so long that it could easily be overlooked.

All the best,
Nonoise
I'm thinking that if we do have a dominant ear, like an eye, we may not know it because we just wouldn't. Take your eyes for example. You do have a dominant eye but you don't realize it when they are both open. A fun trick for your eyes to find out which is dominant: with both eyes open, hold out your hand and make a circle with your thumb and pointer finger. Now pick an object and put that object in the circle. Close one eye, if the the object is still in the circle, that's your dominant eye.

On a side note, I sat my girlfriend down an d played a couple songs that I felt had a soundstage that was shifted a bit to the right and she said she could hear it too. I think she might of been just saying it to appease me, so I'll need a few more guinea pigs before I make a final deceision...
B Limo, when I tried your trick, I saw two circles and therefore couldn't decide what circle to use! But depending on what circle I did use, the rest of the trick worked.
Perhaps this is due to my being ambi-dextrous!

Salut, Bob P.