[Harp-L] RE: Hearing Aids

["Danny G" <dannyg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Has anyone on the list had any experience with harp playing and hearing aids? I just got fitted for a(sorely needed) pair today and while my guitar sounds great, if a little tinny, my harps sound as if each single note is doubling. I go back Tuesday for some final tweaking and i will certainly mention this phenomenon to the audiologist, but i thought i'd run it by the group first. By the way, these things are supposed to be state of the art. Probably just not state of the harp. Thanks,
                               Mike

My hearing loss came from exposure to loud noise.
I got a set of "state of the art" (politically correct for too darned expensive) hearing aids and had the same problem you're having. I agree with Joe on why this happens. 

 I don't wear hearing aids when I'm playing. The sound system already amplifies the music. Re-amplifying the already loud music with hearing aids becomes painful, causes ringing in my ears and probably makes my hearing loss worse. I wear earplugs when playing amplified. 
Ear plugs will allow you to hear yourself better than hearing aids  (as Joe said) "because your mouth (& nose) connect to your sinus', which, in turn, connect to your ear canals" 
Danny G