If you love going to concerts or can spend hours perusing through Graywhale Entertainment, chances are music is very important to you. If you use hearing aids, you might be concerned that you won’t be able to hear songs the way you used to.
The good news is that hearing aid technology has improved their ability to pick up the full complexity of your favorite music.
Why Can Listening to Music with Hearing Aids Be Difficult?
Music has a much larger dynamic range than speech, as well as a larger frequency range. Because hearing aids are designed to amplify speech, higher and lower pitched sounds not commonly found in speech can be difficult for devices to pick up on.
Some users try to compensate for this by turning up their device’s volume when listening to music. This only causes sound distortions and volume levels that can damage your ear.
Hearing aids are also designed to minimize background noise. This is great when you’re trying to have conversations with friends at a crowded place. However, older devices may mistake a sustained chord in music as background noise and block it out. This can diminish your enjoyment of certain songs.
Customize Your Hearing Aids to Hear Songs
Hearing aid manufacturers know that listening to music is an important experience for many people. That’s why many newer models can be programmed with customized settings to help you enjoy music.
With these programs you can use a remote or an app on your smartphone to switch to your music program when out any venue with live music.
Use Bluetooth™ to Stream Music into Hearing Aids
Most modern hearing aids can connect to Bluetooth technology. This lets you stream music directly into your device. The sound quality from Bluetooth is significantly better than you would get from using regular headphones.
It also reduces the need to frequently switch out your hearing aids for headphones throughout the day when you want to listen to your favorite songs.
If listening to music is an important part of your life, let your audiologist know. They can work with you to incorporate these features into your device and show you how to enhance your listening experience.
Contact South Valley Ear Nose & Throat – West Jordan today to make an appointment with one of our audiologists.