{"id":2558,"date":"2021-05-21T19:22:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T23:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/?p=2558"},"modified":"2021-05-21T19:22:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T23:22:28","slug":"improve-your-music-listening-experience-with-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/improve-your-music-listening-experience-with-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Your Music Listening Experience with Hearing Aids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are many ways hearing loss impacts your life, including how you enjoy listening to music. If you love listening to local bands play at The Georgia Theatre<\/a>, hearing loss can make it challenging to hear very high or very low notes, distinguish between instruments and make out the lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, many of today\u2019s hearing aids have special programming abilities specifically designed to improve the music listening experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amplifying Music Is Complicated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019ve worn hearing aids<\/a> for a long time or wear an older model, you probably know there\u2019s a lot to be desired when it comes to listening to music with outdated hearing aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason older hearing aids don\u2019t handle music well is because they were designed to amplify speech sounds. Music has a much wider frequency and volume range than speech, so very high and very low sounds were not picked up or amplified correctly in these older models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the environments where you listen to music typically have a lot of background noise, like side conversations and dishes clanking together at restaurants and bars, or feedback and screaming fans at big venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to hear the music better, many people make the mistake of turning up the volume. However, this rarely helps. Because music has a wide dynamic range<\/a>, all this does is cause the music to sound distorted and put your ears at risk of further damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Nowadays, manufacturers know that music listening is important to many hearing aid wearers, which is why many of today\u2019s devices can be specifically programmed<\/a> for you to enjoy music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With these devices, you can use a remote or smartphone app to change to your live music program on your hearing aid whenever you\u2019re at a restaurant or venue with a band playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next time you see your audiologist, talk to them about selecting a device and creating a program for you to enjoy live music once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information or to schedule an appointment with a hearing aid expert, call ENT of Athens today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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