Hearing Aids and your Piano!
Did you know?
Hearing Aids can affect the experience you have with your piano!
The main purpose of hearing aids is to maximize speech perception. Because of this, listening to music with hearing aids can cause the following issues:
Distortion: Some hearing aids may cause distortion, especially with certain frequencies. This can make piano notes sound less clear or more muffled.
Adjustment Period: It can take time to adapt to hearing aids, and during this period, sounds may seem overwhelming or unnatural, which could affect your perception of music. It’s important to recognize that your piano may sound different when you’re wearing hearing aids
Feedback Issues: Hearing aids can sometimes pick up sounds from the piano in ways that create feedback or echo, which can be distracting or uncomfortable.
Inconsistent Quality: Depending on the quality of the hearing aid, some may not process sound as accurately as others, leading to uneven sound quality across different piano notes.
Complexity of Sound: Piano music can have a rich harmonic structure. Some hearing aids might struggle to separate these layers, making it hard to discern individual notes or chords.
Optimize your hearing aids for the piano!
Did you know you can create a custom setting on your hearing aids for playing music? You can find a great checklist HERE to bring to your audiologist to create a better music program for your hearing aids.
We hope this is helpful for you! If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us at ArtisanPianos.com
