Our guide explores in-ear monitors, hearing aids’ music setting, and hearing protection.
Hearing Aids & Music Technology
The Alternative to Hearing Aids for Music: 3DME In-Ear Monitor System
Our product review of ASI Audio’s 3DME In-Ear Monitor evaluates the system as an alternative to hearing aids for music.
Switching from Hearing Aids for Music – My Journey
A pianist with hearing loss switches to in-ear monitors for music after experiencing frustration with her hearing aids’ tinny sound quality
An Audio Engineer’s Advice on Programming Hearing Aids for Music
Musician, audio engineer, hearing aid user, and cochlear implant recipient Rick Ledbetter explains how he programs his hearing aids for music.
Dr. Bauman’s Brief on Personalizing Your Music Setting
An expert explains how musicians with hearing loss can personalize their hearing aids’ music setting by tuning in to the subjective nature of sound perception.
Dr. Chasin’s Checklist for Optimizing Your Hearing Aids for Music
For musicians with hearing loss, we offer this expert-verified checklist to take to your audiologist to create a better music program on your hearing aids.
Top 5 Tips for Wearing Hearing Aids and Making Music
Get the top 5 tips for playing a musical instrument while wearing hearing aids, in this exclusive interview with an amateur pianist who has a hearing loss.
Why Musicians Need Hearing Protection
All musicians, including pianists, should invest in a set of custom musicians’ earplugs and keep them on hand for hearing protection in loud environments.
How to Find the Right Audiologist: Service, Service, Service
Since I was first diagnosed with a hearing loss at age six, I have been a patient of no less than 10 audiology practices over four decades. As an active person and a musician with hearing loss, I have special requirements for my hearing aids.
Less Lip Reading Helped Me Rediscover Eyes
After being fitted for new hearing aids, Nancy M. Williams relies less on lip reading and discovers the emotional resonance of looking into people’s eyes.
How My New Hearing Aids Affected My Adult Piano Lessons
I expected, when I upgraded my hearing aids, that the technology would improve my piano technique. Yet I was not prepared for the full range of ways the aids would improve my playing.