{"id":1488,"date":"2024-01-01T13:34:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T13:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:58:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:58:07","slug":"are-you-having-trouble-getting-to-grips-with-music-as-a-hearing-aid-user-or-someone-with-a-cochlear-implant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/2024\/01\/01\/are-you-having-trouble-getting-to-grips-with-music-as-a-hearing-aid-user-or-someone-with-a-cochlear-implant\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you having trouble \u2018getting to grips with music\u2019 as a hearing aid user or someone with a cochlear implant?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color has-crete-round-font-family wp-elements-eb6b95d8ab82c93f181447c274cc2f70\" style=\"min-height:350px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1490\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/455\/2024\/11\/paulette-wooten-FMiczIq8orU-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/455\/2024\/11\/paulette-wooten-FMiczIq8orU-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/455\/2024\/11\/paulette-wooten-FMiczIq8orU-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/455\/2024\/11\/paulette-wooten-FMiczIq8orU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/455\/2024\/11\/paulette-wooten-FMiczIq8orU-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/455\/2024\/11\/paulette-wooten-FMiczIq8orU-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/455\/2024\/11\/paulette-wooten-FMiczIq8orU-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a77a139095d81d4696af7362e90c2710\" style=\"font-size:60px\">Are you having trouble \u2018getting to grips with music\u2019 as a hearing aid user or someone with a cochlear implant?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">By Sarah Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AIS has a <a href=\"https:\/\/ais.southampton.ac.uk\/research-consultancy\/music-hearing\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ais.southampton.ac.uk\/research-consultancy\/music-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">useful list of ideas to help<\/a>. They also provide a PC application called More from Music. This isn\u2019t yet available on phones or tablets, but a new app is being developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bluetooth can be brilliant when listening on your own, but it doesn\u2019t suit every situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What has helped me<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thinking of different situations when music is important to me and finding ways to still enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strong rhythms are wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can\u2019t play in a group much now but when I have the chance to play African drums or gamelan, I seize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My \u2018Desert Island Discs\u2019 have changed and developed in the 9 years since I had my implant. At first every piece was just noise. As time has gone on, I have found music has developed. I like new sounds and types of music. It has been great fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you got any hints and tips to share, questions to ask or stories to tell about how you enjoy music?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-938471dc wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/all-ears\/working-with-the-community\/community-created-content\/\">Return to Community created content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Smith AIS has a useful list of ideas to help. They also provide a PC application called More from Music. This isn\u2019t yet available on phones or tablets, but a new app is being developed. Bluetooth can be brilliant when listening on your own, but it doesn\u2019t suit every situation. 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