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Yeah, my hearing's not the best and I really just cannot hear what people are saying half of the time. It's like... everybody's struggling to hear each other, b

Yeah, my hearing's not the best and I really just cannot hear what people are saying half of the time. It's like... everybody's struggling to hear each other, but I really cannot hear. I just can't do those kinds of spaces, at least not if I want to have a conversation.

saiya-jin 8y ago
Test your hearing on higher frequencies, those are usually the first lost when hearing degrades. Normal headphones/loudspeakers can go way higher than people can hear, so you can do basic test yourself. I have something similar - normal conversations are OK, but in loud environment it becomes very hard. Its not great to be the only one in group who doesn't understand what others are saying. I blew my hearing probably in front rows on metal concerts.
- JohnBooty 8y ago
  (I realize that online hearing tests aren't reliable, but they would have false positives, not false negatives) Frustratingly, I've done those online hearing tests which test your ability to hear human voices amidst background noise and they tell me I have no hearing loss. However, my hearing cuts out around 9khz, which is low. Definitely not my listening equipment because my wife can hear >9khz just fine on the same gear.
justinph 8y ago
Might be worth looking into hearing aids. I have the same thing and got hearing aids, which help an immense amount.
- JohnBooty 8y ago
  Definitely in my future, I think! Perhaps my present, as well...
tass 8y ago
Visit an audiologist for a test. I recently had a hearing test for the reason you described and was told there were no problems. I started to ask people if they could actually hear or understand while with them at a loud place and many told me they couldn’t - they were mostly pretending to understand after eventually giving up.
ajb 8y ago
I can't hear in such places without these: https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/hearing-protection/er20xs-ms.html https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/hearing-protection/er20xs-... They don't improve the signal, obviously, but your ears just don't get tired in the same way, so you can make out what people are saying - just about.

saiya-jin 8y ago

Test your hearing on higher frequencies, those are usually the first lost when hearing degrades. Normal headphones/loudspeakers can go way higher than people can hear, so you can do basic test yourself. I have something similar - normal conversations are OK, but in loud environment it becomes very hard. Its not great to be the only one in group who doesn't understand what others are saying. I blew my hearing probably in front rows on metal concerts.

JohnBooty 8y ago
(I realize that online hearing tests aren't reliable, but they would have false positives, not false negatives) Frustratingly, I've done those online hearing tests which test your ability to hear human voices amidst background noise and they tell me I have no hearing loss. However, my hearing cuts out around 9khz, which is low. Definitely not my listening equipment because my wife can hear >9khz just fine on the same gear.

justinph 8y ago

Might be worth looking into hearing aids. I have the same thing and got hearing aids, which help an immense amount.

JohnBooty 8y ago
Definitely in my future, I think! Perhaps my present, as well...

tass 8y ago

Visit an audiologist for a test. I recently had a hearing test for the reason you described and was told there were no problems. I started to ask people if they could actually hear or understand while with them at a loud place and many told me they couldn’t - they were mostly pretending to understand after eventually giving up.

ajb 8y ago

I can't hear in such places without these: https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/hearing-protection/er20xs-ms.html https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/hearing-protection/er20xs-... They don't improve the signal, obviously, but your ears just don't get tired in the same way, so you can make out what people are saying - just about.