I found a fix that has massively improved the clarity of my hearing, be it live or recorded.
The hairs in the outer canals of my ears were the culprits as they are long, thick and rigid. Normally hairs are unlikely to have any impact when they are short, thin, soft and flexible. In my case they were having a negative impact on what I was hearing. Probably it can be likened to having sound bounce though many layers of hair combs.
I should mention I have no idea if I am the odd one out or in the minority as I don't go around looking into people's ears!
The solution is to keep them short so there is a clear pathway to my eardrum.
They weren't so long as to be protruding from my ears, so it doesn't have anything to do with vanity.
The hairs in the outer canals of my ears were the culprits as they are long, thick and rigid. Normally hairs are unlikely to have any impact when they are short, thin, soft and flexible. In my case they were having a negative impact on what I was hearing. Probably it can be likened to having sound bounce though many layers of hair combs.
I should mention I have no idea if I am the odd one out or in the minority as I don't go around looking into people's ears!
The solution is to keep them short so there is a clear pathway to my eardrum.
They weren't so long as to be protruding from my ears, so it doesn't have anything to do with vanity.