Saxophone in a Concert Band - Can I wear my hearing aids?

You didn’t post your audiogram. However, I suspect the hissing you are experiencing is the amplification of the mid-frequencies.

You can get the mid-frequencies adjusted to reduce the hissing by lowering the gain. However, it’s probably a bit of a trade off between of getting the full amount of amplification you need versus the hissing you hate.

Since you are a musician, I suggest you return the hearing aids you have and get your money back if possible. After doing that, do a lot of research and talk to other musicians to see what they like and are using before buying a set of hearing aids.

You may have to go DIY to get a set of hearing aids dialed in to your liking There is a DIY section here on this web site when you have the hearing aids you think will work the best for you.

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Hearing Aids and Music1

Historically, the primary concern for hearing aid design and fitting is optimization for speech inputs. However, increasingly other types of inputs are being investigated and this is certainly the case for music. Whether the hearing aid wearer is a...

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Whoa, way too soon to be thinking: “This was a mistake.” Chances are high: you need these aids, they’re likely the right aids for you, and you’ll likely feel better about having them in time and with some adjustments by your audiologist. But do mark the end of your return period on your calendar and don’t let that deadline pass without getting this fixed to your satisfaction.

A human brain needs some time to remap sounds for a patient who has just started wearing aids (or has gotten a significant adjustment in settings). It’s very common for sounds to seem harsh at first. How long? Do you have a follow-up appointment with your audiologist? That long. Typically it takes at least a few days for sounds to begin to seem more natural and it can take a few weeks before the brain has adjusted its perceptions.

The default program for hearing aids is designed to make speech clearer. It can make music sound too bright and out-of-balance, and this is particularly true when you’re playing an instrument. I am a trumpet player. I sound terrible on the horn, to me, when I have my aids in speech mode. My aids do have a Music program that I can set with a click or two using my iPhone app for the aids. Then my trumpet playing sounds much more natural to me. (Note: if I were new to hearing aids, it would still sound brighter, at first, using the Music program than it does with no aids, and that would settle down in a period of days or a few weeks, as my brain got used to processing mid-high frequencies it hadn’t heard in years.) I also may need to reduce the volume on the aids, too, and would do that when playing with other musicians.

I’m sure there’s a Music program that your audiologist can enable in your aids, and then you would switch to it in an app or by pushing a button on the aids.

Thanks for the reply.
Confirming that I can wear them while playing was my primary concern. I have a follow-up in 10 days and a list of concerns/questions that, hopefully, will be addressed and corrected.