Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized music

[Guest guest]

For me, new music is work. I'll have to sit with the lyrics in hand and

listen and learn the song and slowly the singing will filter in. Once I get

it, then it's easy to follow.

How do you know " what type " of hearing you have? I wear a Freedom processor

on top of a Nucleus 24 implant, but I wouldn't know how to describe what

kind of hearing I have.

Rae

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of J

Beach

Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:05 AM

Subject: Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized music

Is anyone hearing the lyrics to music?

I was listening to Micheal Bolton on the iPod while walking the dog --- it

sounds beautiful

to me, but I can't get the lyrics. I don't know his music.

Can anyone do this, listen to unfamiliar music and hear the lyrics? If so,

what sort of

hearing do you have?

June

AB Clarion 1.2, right ear

residual low bass tones in the left ear, with AVR hearing aid (music bass

tones are better w/o ha)

[Guest guest]

I just had to chime in here and say that I CAN hear the lyrics to new,

unmemorized songs...especially if there is not a lot of music playing in the

background. I don't hear every word, and often have to run through a song

several times to get them all, but I wasn't able to hear ANY of the words

pre-CI with a hearing aid, so I am blown away by this new ability!

in Tennessee

AB HiRes90K bilateral implants

On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Rae Callaway <tallcarabians@...>

wrote:

> For me, new music is work. I'll have to sit with the lyrics in hand and

> listen and learn the song and slowly the singing will filter in. Once I get

> it, then it's easy to follow.

>

> How do you know " what type " of hearing you have? I wear a Freedom processor

> on top of a Nucleus 24 implant, but I wouldn't know how to describe what

> kind of hearing I have.

>

> Rae

>

> From: <%40> [mailto:

> <%40>] On Behalf Of J

> Beach

> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:05 AM

> <%40>

> Subject: Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized music

>

> Is anyone hearing the lyrics to music?

>

> I was listening to Micheal Bolton on the iPod while walking the dog --- it

> sounds beautiful

> to me, but I can't get the lyrics. I don't know his music.

>

> Can anyone do this, listen to unfamiliar music and hear the lyrics? If so,

> what sort of

> hearing do you have?

>

> June

> AB Clarion 1.2, right ear

> residual low bass tones in the left ear, with AVR hearing aid (music bass

> tones are better w/o ha)

>

>

[Guest guest]

A terrific start!

How do you do with listening to a good quality radio? News, and such?

I can pop headphones on over Neil Diamond music and hear him pretty well,

even the lyrics... " Will You Marry Me " is a good one.

June

Clarion 1.2, 1/97

AVR hearing aid (pending 2nd ci)

Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized

>> music

>>

>> Is anyone hearing the lyrics to music?

>>

>> I was listening to Micheal Bolton on the iPod while walking the dog ---

>> it

>> sounds beautiful

>> to me, but I can't get the lyrics. I don't know his music.

>>

>> Can anyone do this, listen to unfamiliar music and hear the lyrics? If

>> so,

>> what sort of

>> hearing do you have?

>>

>> June

>> AB Clarion 1.2, right ear

>> residual low bass tones in the left ear, with AVR hearing aid (music bass

>> tones are better w/o ha)

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

Good quality radio, I get about 90%...but take into account that the only

time I listen to radio is in the car with all the background noises and road

noise thrown in for effect. If I listened to it at home over the Direct

Connect I think it would be much clearer

Jen

On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 9:45 AM, J Beach <beaches1019@...> wrote:

> A terrific start!

>

> How do you do with listening to a good quality radio? News, and such?

>

> I can pop headphones on over Neil Diamond music and hear him pretty well,

> even the lyrics... " Will You Marry Me " is a good one.

>

> June

> Clarion 1.2, 1/97

> AVR hearing aid (pending 2nd ci)

>

>

> Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized

> >> music

> >>

> >> Is anyone hearing the lyrics to music?

> >>

> >> I was listening to Micheal Bolton on the iPod while walking the dog ---

> >> it

> >> sounds beautiful

> >> to me, but I can't get the lyrics. I don't know his music.

> >>

> >> Can anyone do this, listen to unfamiliar music and hear the lyrics? If

> >> so,

> >> what sort of

> >> hearing do you have?

> >>

> >> June

> >> AB Clarion 1.2, right ear

> >> residual low bass tones in the left ear, with AVR hearing aid (music

> bass

> >> tones are better w/o ha)

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

Rae:

Ever since meningitis stole my hearing away at age 10, I have had low

frequency hearing.

It has helped me with lower pitched men's voices and makes music beautiful.

(I just

can't get the lyrics to unknown songs). If you look on your audiogram, you

see if

there's anything at the 125Hz, 250Hz range. We have frequencies under the

125Hz,

but they aren't tested (is my understanding).

Gradually over time, I realize my lower pitched frequencies (shows up on my

audiologist's

hearing tests) made music so much nicer.

For the ci side, with my old 1997 Clarion 1.2, low hmmms are hear a bit

higher

pitched than they really are (as heard with my natural low frequencies).

I popped headphones on w/o my hearing aid or ci and the drums are still

beautiful.

I hear other instruments too (but remember I was 10 when I lost my hearing

never

learned instruments).

June

Clarion 1.2, 1997 (remember new implants process things differently!).

2nd surgery scheduled for 8/29/08

Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized music

>

>

>

> Is anyone hearing the lyrics to music?

>

> I was listening to Micheal Bolton on the iPod while walking the dog --- it

> sounds beautiful

> to me, but I can't get the lyrics. I don't know his music.

>

> Can anyone do this, listen to unfamiliar music and hear the lyrics? If so,

> what sort of

> hearing do you have?

>

> June

> AB Clarion 1.2, right ear

> residual low bass tones in the left ear, with AVR hearing aid (music bass

> tones are better w/o ha)

>

>

[Guest guest]

June,

I understand some but not all of the words from a new song. Much of it depends

on the clarity of the singer's voice and also how loud the musical instruments

are in relationship to how loud the voice is. If the music is louder than the

voice, it is more difficult to understand the words.

I asked my hearing husband this same question. His answer was the same.

Hearing people have difficulty understanding words of songs when the music is

louder than the voice and when the voice clarity is not optimum.

Happy Hearing!

Carol

Boca Raton, FL

N24C 3G left ear -12/11/01-upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08

N Freedom- right ear- implanted 3/01/06 activated 4/6/06

Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized music

Is anyone hearing the lyrics to music?

I was listening to Micheal Bolton on the iPod while walking the dog --- it

sounds beautiful

to me, but I can't get the lyrics. I don't know his music.

Can anyone do this, listen to unfamiliar music and hear the lyrics? If so, what

sort of

hearing do you have?

June

AB Clarion 1.2, right ear

residual low bass tones in the left ear, with AVR hearing aid (music bass tones

are better w/o ha)

[Guest guest]

June,

Hi! Everyone is different. . .I've had my first CI for almost 3 years and

could only understand the music lyrics if I knew the song ahead of time. I

recently traveled in the car with my daughter and was listening to her

music. . . and was able to pick out a phrase in her songs every so often.

That was a big FIRST for me!

Laurie in TN

Severe/Profound Hearing Loss since 1957

Implanted with Freedom 8/30/05 (left ear)

Activated 9/20/05

Implanted with Freedom 1/30/07 (right ear)

Activated 03/01/07

" As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls, birds, and winds sing. " Muir

http://lauriescidance.blogspot.com

[Guest guest]

Hi June, I can. I was just telling my husband I was surprised to

understand lyrics of songs I am not familiar with. It's been probably

15 or 20 years since I could do that. It's great! I have had one CI

for almost 2 years and was just recently implanted with the second.

Keep trying! Sheila

On Jul 18, 2008, at 10:05 AM, J Beach wrote:

> Is anyone hearing the lyrics to music?

>

> I was listening to Micheal Bolton on the iPod while walking the dog

> --- it sounds beautiful

> to me, but I can't get the lyrics. I don't know his music.

>

> Can anyone do this, listen to unfamiliar music and hear the lyrics?

> If so, what sort of

> hearing do you have?

>

> June

> AB Clarion 1.2, right ear

> residual low bass tones in the left ear, with AVR hearing aid (music

> bass tones are better w/o ha)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi June:

The first CI I received was in Nov. 1996 and my activation was on Dec. 18th.

On the 21st I attended a Christmas Program. There was a mix of music I knew

and songs I didn't know. Surprisingly I was able to at three days out,

understand some unfamiliar lyrics. That was the WORST I heard, and over the

past 11.5 years it has only gotten better. The sound of music particularly

has been improved since I am bilateral.

I remember one particular trip to my CI clinic. I don't remember the year,

but it was when Kenny came out with " The Greatest " . I had to pinch

myself that I understood almost all the lyrics except for when he dropped

his voice in one stanza. Other music I understand very well are the country

western singers such as Kenny Chesney, Garth and many others as well

as the good oldies of Dean , Sinatra, but also many others. I

find I am enjoying a much wider breadth of music styles, but still do NOT

like a lot of the stuff. I would characterize my tastes as easy listening

but I also like opera and contemporary stuff too.

My hearing loss began at a very young age, was diagnosed at age 5 and I was

profoundly deaf at age 15. I wore hearing aids successfully, and continued

even when they did not do much for me. However, I was deeply involved in

music, playing several instruments and enjoyed playing in concert and

marching band. I played the accordion, B flat clarinet and the bass

clarinet. I feel that early exposure has been most helpful to my current

music appreciation.

Warmly, Carol in WI

Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized music

Posted by: " J Beach " beaches1019@...

Date: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:05 am ((PDT))

Is anyone hearing the lyrics to music?

I was listening to Micheal Bolton on the iPod while walking the dog --- it

sounds beautiful to me, but I can't get the lyrics. I don't know his music.

Can anyone do this, listen to unfamiliar music and hear the lyrics? If so,

what sort of hearing do you have?

[Guest guest]

Hi June,

Just got an e mail from a friend of mine who also had low frequency

hearing. She went bilateral, and is pretty sure the Freedom has

preserved her low frequency hearing in the newly implanted ear. She'll

probably be posting about it on this forum!!

Meanwhile, I tend to buy music I'm familiar with, but there are always

a few new songs on an CD. So if I like what I hear music wise, and want

to know the lyrics for sure, I go to a lyric search engine. Go to Google

www.google.com and type in song lyrics. Any number of places to find the

lyrics. Then copy them, and listen to the song while reading the lyrics.

Learned Bobbie McGee that way. Liked the tune, but only understood

about 40% of the lyrics. Now that I know the lyrics, I can sing right

along.

And I have a 12 year old Nucleus 24 with the straight array.

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[Guest guest]

:

May I ask how long you've had your implants? Did you have any residual

hearing in

your ear(s) before you were implanted? Did you understand words right away,

or

have to practice for a while?

June

Clarion 1.2, 1/97

Re: Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized

music

>I just had to chime in here and say that I CAN hear the lyrics to new,

> unmemorized songs...especially if there is not a lot of music playing in

> the

> background. I don't hear every word, and often have to run through a song

> several times to get them all, but I wasn't able to hear ANY of the words

> pre-CI with a hearing aid, so I am blown away by this new ability!

> in Tennessee

> AB HiRes90K bilateral implants

>

[Guest guest]

June, I had my first AB HiRes 90K implant in September of 06 and my second

in November of 07. My second one is my best ear. My first ear had no hearing

at all for 30+ years before implantation...my second one had some hearing

with a hearing aid up until 8 months before surgery. I understood words

right away...I scored 96% on word comprehension in quiet at two weeks after

activation.

On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 6:44 AM, J Beach <beaches1019@...> wrote:

> :

>

> May I ask how long you've had your implants? Did you have any residual

> hearing in

> your ear(s) before you were implanted? Did you understand words right away,

>

> or

> have to practice for a while?

>

> June

> Clarion 1.2, 1/97

>

> Re: Music: is anyone hearing the lyrics to unmemorized

> music

>

> >I just had to chime in here and say that I CAN hear the lyrics to new,

> > unmemorized songs...especially if there is not a lot of music playing in

> > the

> > background. I don't hear every word, and often have to run through a song

> > several times to get them all, but I wasn't able to hear ANY of the words

> > pre-CI with a hearing aid, so I am blown away by this new ability!

> > in Tennessee

> > AB HiRes90K bilateral implants

> >

>

>

>

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