I have lost the ability to hear high tones (frequencies) in my right ear, about 25%. Shortly after, I lost 10% in my left. Not good for a piano tuner, a struggle to hear beats and waves.

I now have a hearing aid for my right ear so tuning a piano has become comfortable again.
But --- I with the hearing loss I have lost something very precious, the ability hear the sound quality of my acoustic guitar and the keyboard. If I use my hearing aid the sound is terrible, mush like listening to music on the telephone.

What I was not aware of is that my opinion of musical sounds was being based on the condition of my ears. I thought that my evaluation was normal, after all I was hearing the sound, I knew what I was hearing. Like the man said, “How come the people who sing out-of-tune don’t know they sing out-of-tune?”

There was little difference between the sound of a $1,000 guitar and a $4,000 guitar. I can hear lows and mids, but the highs are not as clear. So, what’s a good trumpet sound like – What’s a good piano sound like? There have been posts that stated that the sound of an instrument is subjective --- Subjective to what I am use to hearing is understandable, but subjective to hearing loss is different.

My point – I have given my opinions about instrument and amplifier sounds on this forum –Wow, what an eye opener, I could have been way off the mark and not have know it.

The man’s right,
Getting old is not for wimps.

John C.