Perspectives on the hearing aid design needs of performing musicians from performing musicians. A continuation from last month’s special issue on Musicians and Hearing Aid Design co-edited by Marshall Chasin, AuD, and Lawrence J. Revit, MA.
Read MoreEarly screening and treatment for infants with hearing problems, and the ability to computer-generate musical scores, are two very different possible outcomes of some off-the-wall research.
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The performance aspects of digital signal processors that are designed for speech and musicians with particular reference to a new circuit design.
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Instrumental music, whether related to its overall higher intensity or its greater crest factor, tends to overdrive the front end of the hearing aid because of the limited available dynamic range on the given A/D converters. Here is one possible solution that can be added to the dispensing professional’s toolbox: the HF microphone hearing aid.
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Although for a while the emphasis in hearing aid design appeared to have been in favor of speech at the expense of music fidelity, there seems to be no evidence to support the need for a trade-off between high fidelity for music and high intelligibility for speech in noise, says the author. Presented here is a look at the requirements for digitally reproducing and presenting music through appropriate hearing aid design, selection, and fitting.
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Although modern digital hearing aids can do a fairly good job of helping a hearing-impaired person enjoy listening to music, the author’s experience is that the needs of performing musicians who do their work onstage are not often met by today’s hearing aids. Here’s why.
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An introduction to this special edition of HR and a challenge to the hearing industry and dispensing professionals regarding the need for properly fitting performing musicians. The authors note that we have the technology available—right now—to successfully fit these patients.
Read MoreThe House Ear Institute will provide free hearing screenings to attendees and exhibitors on the show floor of the 2009 NAMM Winter Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
Read MoreThe Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany, has developed a noise protection shield that can, in the critical range above 250 Hertz, lower the sound level at the ear of musicians by up to 20 dB.
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A brief introduction to the neurological representation of music and its physiological effect, as well as a summary of the characteristics of music that are known to be most conducive to relaxation and how these can be integrated into the design of a digital signal processing hearing aid.
Read MoreTeens are well aware that loud music can damage their hearing, according to a Dutch survey, but they still ignore the risk.
Read MorePremier Micronutrient Corporation joins The EAR Foundation to advocate hearing protection
Read MoreAn increasing number of classical musicians suffer from hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or hyperacusis which may severely affect their professional and daily life. These conditions should be considered and treated as health care conditions.
Read MoreJune 7 concert in Los Angeles marks U.S. debut of Pioneer Electronics’ listening technology for the deaf, hard of hearing.
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