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7/23/2008 10:03:58 PM
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aligail
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I would like to hear from musicians about their experiences with different aids.(I play jazz, but not loud, My hearing loss is probably partly due to my rock days, though.) My first and only aids are Resound AIR. Somewhat helpful for speech, useless and annoying for listening to jazz and classical.
I want to replace my Resounds, but not until I think I will see a lot of improvement.
Any thoughts?
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10/16/2008 11:04:47 PM
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Laughing Spirit
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I'm unfortunately not in a position to shed any light on this, since I haven't even trialed my first aids yet. One of my priorities is to be able to continue to enjoy music. It's disappointing to see there haven't been any replies here since July, but I'm hoping against the odds that you might have gotten some information elsewhere in the interim. Have you found anything better for musical enjoyment?
Laughing Spirit
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11/7/2008 8:34:05 AM
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admin
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With whatever hearing aid you wear, you should have a memory button as a musician. The ReSound Dots do not have a memory button. You need a music setting where the programming has turned off all noise cancellation and feedback cancellation so that you can hear the music amplified but without any of the reduction that a hearing aid will try to do. If you have a significant hearing loss, then we cannot fully turn off the feedback cancellation, but we can reduce it. They might also want to mess with the compression ratios on that music setting so as to not make soft sounds too much louder bcecause that can affect how loud or soft you play the instrument.
With that said, most musicians tend to wear ReSound hearing aids because of the way ReSound processes sound, but they always wear something with at least 4 memories. You might want to look at the X-plore or the Azure. The AIR from ReSound has been discontinued and is no longer made and it really isnt that wonderful of a hearing aid - especially for music players.
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
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11/13/2008 2:20:12 PM
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aligail
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Thanks for the information. I really need to make a better choice than my first time with the resound airs. Went totally by the audi's recommendation, and never liked them, but didn't know what to expect. Thanks to the generous sharing of information and advice from you and on the forum, I expect to be able to make a much better decision next time.
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12/14/2009 5:20:09 AM
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pramod bhabad
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When comparing music to speech, there are four essential physical differences that warrant consideration during a hearing aid (or cochlear implant) fitting. Understanding these differences and selecting appropriate hearing aid circuitry will help to optimize the enjoyment of music for the hard-of-hearing listener. This applies equally to those who are musicians as to those who like to listen to (sometimes loud) music.
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1/25/2010 7:06:10 PM
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shiela
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admin wrote:
With whatever hearing aid you wear, you should have a memory button as a musician. The ReSound Dots do not have a memory button. You need a music setting where the programming has turned off all noise cancellation and feedback cancellation so that you can hear the music amplified but without any of the reduction that a hearing aid will try to do. If you have a significant hearing loss, then we cannot fully turn off the feedback cancellation, but we can reduce it. They might also want to mess with the compression ratios on that music setting so as to not make soft sounds too much louder bcecause that can affect how loud or soft you play the instrument.With that said, most musicians tend to wear ReSound hearing aids because of the way ReSound processes sound, but they always wear something with at least 4 memories. You might want to look at the X-plore or the Azure. The AIR from ReSound has been discontinued and is no longer made and it really isnt that wonderful of a hearing aid - especially for music players.Hope this helps! Good Luck!
thanks for the post admin! I am curious as well on this kind of hearing aid and what is memory button all about, because I am about to open a thread about those hearing impaired musicians when I accidentally read this section or topic.
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1/30/2010 2:41:26 PM
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GlobalHearingServices.com
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The Dots have memory buttons now. I attended a manufacturers meeting about six months ago
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2/5/2010 9:48:56 AM
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Ninoy
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aligail wrote:
I would like to hear from musicians about their experiences with different aids.(I play jazz, but not loud, My hearing loss is probably partly due to my rock days, though.) My first and only aids are Resound AIR. Somewhat helpful for speech, useless and annoying for listening to jazz and classical.I want to replace my Resounds, but not until I think I will see a lot of improvement.Any thoughts?
Just want to share also an experience wherein my aid has lost its power because of weak battery or energy, maybe you'll just have to check the battery or its consumption.
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