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Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others
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As an experienced semi-retired school Band and Orchestra Director, I was disappointed to recently discover the hearing in my right ear is seriously diminished by a "schwannoma (sp?)," on my eardrum. ENT said it cannot be removed by surgery. Since I now direct a New Horizons Band (www.newhorizonsmusic.org), it is quite vexing. During Covid-19 I bought hearing aids at Costco without much improvement. After learning that most Audiologists have little or no training for working with musicians, I contacted "Sensaphonic" in Chicago to locate an Audiologist in my state (NC). I've contacted her office but have not yet had an appointment.
There is an organization named Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss (AAMHL). Their website has a great deal of valuable information, including testimonials for some of their members. I've found it quite useful and informative.
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Hi Len, great to see another musician on Mayo Clinic Connect. My axe is the French horn. What's your primary instrument? I just visited the New Horizons website https://newhorizonsmusic.org/ It sure looks like a lot of fun.
For anyone else interested, here's the link to the Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss https://www.musicianswithhearingloss.org/wp/ The title of one blog listed on the website struck a chord (pun intended) with me "Deafened but Not Silent."
Have you considered getting a second opinion about the operability or treatment of your acoustic neuroma, also known as vestibular schwannoma? Note that a risk factor with surgery is also hearing loss.