Hearing aids falter in the presence of (pretty) loud music

[Deleted member 77012]

I am using hearing aids to compensate for my weak hearing capabilities with higher frequencies – which is nothing unusual as such, I guess.

The other day I discovered that my hearing aids devices (Phonak) are not able to work properly any longer as soon as I start listening to very loud music from my stereo set. I guess the reason is that the Phonaks are not able to produce the high frequency spectrum load enough to »stand« against the very loud music.

My idea now is if I should try to create a new curve for my room-EQ (MathAudio) that could be able to deal with that. That curve would obviously need to have a big lift in the higher frequencies area. But how to go about finding the right modification?

 

[rationaltime]

I am using hearing aids to compensate for my weak hearing capabilities with higher frequencies – which is nothing unusual as such, I guess.

The other day I discovered that my hearing aids devices (Phonak) are not able to work properly any longer as soon as I start listening to very loud music from my stereo set. I guess the reason is that the Phonaks are not able to produce the high frequency spectrum load enough to »stand« against the very loud music.

My idea now is if I should try to create a new curve for my room-EQ (MathAudio) that could be able to deal with that. That curve would obviously need to have a big lift in the higher frequencies area. But how to go about finding the right modification?

When you listen to very loud music from speakers you don't need hearing aids.
My suggestion is remove the hearing aids and equalize to suit your taste. Why
complicate the situation? When you go to a live concert you can't equalize the
house sound just for your hearing aids.

 

[Speedskater]

The Hearing Tracker Forum has some threads about music and hearing aids.

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[Deleted member 77012]

My suggestion is remove the hearing aids and equalize to suit your taste.

Yep, that seems to make sense. The only problem with that: Any innocent bystanders (bylisteners?) would severely suffer while hearing that music. It will not only be very loud but also very shrilly.

That effect could be reduced if part of the work would still be done by my Phonaks, I’d believe.