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Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jan 27 9:17pm | Replies (4)
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@bobbyboomer

I can't do a cochlear implant, as I've read that it isn't refined enough for me to sing and play saxophone perfectly in tune. That's what I do for a living.

I can hear pitches well, it's just the consonants in speech that are lost. So my music world is fine, but my personal world is almost non-existent.

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Jan 27 9:17pm

Good luck to you bobbyboomer. If your hearing continues to deteriorate, don't rule out cochlear implants sometime down the line. So glad you can hear pitches well. Losing the ability to understand consonants is very typical of progressive sensorineural hearing loss.

In encourage you to try using some of the basic assistive listening technology in social situations. That won't hurt your musical world. Do you use hearing aids? Are you familiar with FM systems? Telecoils? Remote Microphones' etc.?

Are you using the best possible form of hearing protection in your musical endeavors? I hope so.

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