Sudden Hearing Loss and Impact on Music Enjoyment

I honestly don’t understand audigon’s rules. I made a post last night and they removed it on grounds that it was offensive. I used the s.  h.  i. t. word but it was in a completely non-offensive context. I have seen worse posts that never get removed. 

Anyways, I’m reposting while removing the word that audiogon found soooooo offensive ...

"As they say, ’the hits just keep on coming!’ Today I found out that my word recognition score is so low that I’m not even a candidate for hearing aids. Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it sinks further down the swamp.

Whatever this s...t was, it made sure that it wiped out everything. Apparently, the only viable options are something like CROS BAHA, or cochlear implant. So, looks like Widex and two-channel music is out the window :(

I don’t really want to think about cochlear implants, so next step is to try out CROS. This means no more soundstage, depth, imaging, etc. I’m honestly thinking of selling my system and going with a single speaker system like Naim Muso or Devaliet speaker. Or maybe just bid aidos to this wonderful hobby. Please take care of your ears and run to your nearest ENT or ER if you notice anything different about your hearing, no matter the severity."

All audio systems (artificial sound) sound very harsh and bright. We've been hearing these bad sounds for all our lives for generations, last 150 years. Many tortured ears screaming for help as Tinnitus, loss hearing, Vertigo, etc. After many decades of hearing unhealthy harsh sounds, human ears ignore them by shutting off, stay in insensitive mode. Listen/test how harsh your system sounds like. All your systems sound like the left speaker. Artificial sound vs. Natural sound

I've never heard a hearing aid. I guess they are same harsh sound as any artificial sound in above video.Even worse, the hearing aid equips a microphone which doubles the harsh sound (noises from mic + speaker). I think wearing hearing aid makes symptoms worse. I can't imagine the conversation with others in the left speaker sounds in above video. 

If you have symptoms of hearing loss, your ears might be in numb (or insensitive) stage due to harsh audio sounds. I think aggressive Tinnitus and mild hearing loss can be cured by hearing more natural sounds. Listen to live talking radio. Talking with people is good. Listen natural sounds only. Don't listen the a'phile audio system which sounds very harsh, loud, and bright. Don't listen recorded music. The more processed sound is the more artificial harsh sound.

I had severe ear problems, but I'm cured by listening the natural sound audio system. Alex/Wavetouch audio

Very sorry about your diagnosis. Like any serious medical concern get a second opinion at a minimum.

best wishes, MacG19

@mihorn - I get your points, they are very interesting, but ALL audio systems (artificial sound) sound very harsh and bright? What are the objective definitions of 'harsh' and 'bright'?

If there are none, you might want to suffix that with 'to me', as I've no doubt that there are many millions of systems around the world you've not heard that do not sound the slightest bit 'harsh' or 'bright' to the people who have them. I'm one of these people. 

If you have symptoms of hearing loss, there could be many reasons, but I think it's more likely the fact that most people's hearing degrades as they age than that their ears are numb to specific types of sounds. You can take objective measurements with hearing that don't involve 'bright' or 'harsh'. 

So sorry to hear of your situation. If you haven’t already I still recommend getting a second opinion as to options from a large academic medical center’s ENT unit. The academic types are more likely to be aware of all the cutting edge diagnostics and treatments. That’s based on my experience and I hope you are fortunate enough to find a solution. Good luck!