Anyone have experience of mixing with a hearing aid?

Question

I’ve got a subtotal perforation of my right tympanic membrane which makes my right side hearing take quite a hit. It’s not too bad with headphones, I just have to adjust the L/R balance a little. But my right side hearing gets significantly worse at distance.

It’s not been a massive problem in the past but sadly recently I think my hearing has got worse and I’m wondering if a hearing aid might be an option to help me restore some hearing.

Obviously having this problem isn’t ideal when trying to pursue a career and passion in music production. But we humans are pretty good at overcoming challenges.

Does anyone have any experience with hearing aids and specifically how it affects one’s ability to produce/mix with any notable degree of accuracy? I can assume it would throw frequent balance pretty off. I already mix a little bass-heavy because I can’t really hear sub frequencies in my right ear.

Any insights would be appreciated, cheers :)

Posted Apr 1, 2023, 6:54 PM UTC

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