First things first...probably get your ears tested by an audiologist. That's not realistic at this time...so at least do a few sweep tests on youtube.
Then examine the room...then speaker position...then different speakers etc..
I have tinnitus (4000hz notch) from an ear infection at age 25. Earlier this year (at age 52) I got a bass boost (way too much) in my left ear and then suddenly lost nearly all the bass and mid tones in my left ear. When you loose mid and low bass you can't properly locate who's talking in a room full of people. It sucks...especially when you've just plunked some good money on your first tube amplifier.
Anyway, I like you, had a boost in the mids that were annoying when listening to piano or when vocals hit the right notes. I think when you loose some frequency spectrum, your brain compensates by turning up
the other frequencies.
I went to an audiologist and was treated with steroid injections in the eardrum and prednisone...lots of follow ups and nothing. I was told that the condition was most likely permanent and that a hearing aid would be necessary.
The good news is that unlike upper frequency hearing loss, low tone loss can, sometimes, be recovered by itself or through therapy. In my case it came back by itself only very recently but not to the same level as before...but I got 70% back. When you get it back, your speakers magically regain that lost imaging...a drive in the car sounds completely different...and you're not asking your wife to repeat everything she says.
I've always worn earplugs to concerts and movies since my first episode of hearing loss at age 25. I've been so careful with my hearing but it's age and trauma that does our ears in.
Good luck and happy listening all!
Then examine the room...then speaker position...then different speakers etc..
I have tinnitus (4000hz notch) from an ear infection at age 25. Earlier this year (at age 52) I got a bass boost (way too much) in my left ear and then suddenly lost nearly all the bass and mid tones in my left ear. When you loose mid and low bass you can't properly locate who's talking in a room full of people. It sucks...especially when you've just plunked some good money on your first tube amplifier.
Anyway, I like you, had a boost in the mids that were annoying when listening to piano or when vocals hit the right notes. I think when you loose some frequency spectrum, your brain compensates by turning up
the other frequencies.
I went to an audiologist and was treated with steroid injections in the eardrum and prednisone...lots of follow ups and nothing. I was told that the condition was most likely permanent and that a hearing aid would be necessary.
The good news is that unlike upper frequency hearing loss, low tone loss can, sometimes, be recovered by itself or through therapy. In my case it came back by itself only very recently but not to the same level as before...but I got 70% back. When you get it back, your speakers magically regain that lost imaging...a drive in the car sounds completely different...and you're not asking your wife to repeat everything she says.
I've always worn earplugs to concerts and movies since my first episode of hearing loss at age 25. I've been so careful with my hearing but it's age and trauma that does our ears in.
Good luck and happy listening all!