Hearing loss widens critical bands and alters music perception itself
Evidence
With hearing loss, the critical bands get wider, and, as a result, even our perception of music is altered. It is not just a matter of hearing or not hearing; it affects how we perceive the sounds that we are able to hear. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1897
Finally, it almost goes without saying that all of these perceptual factors are changed in hearing-impaired listeners. With hearing loss, the critical bands get wider, and, as a result, even our perception of music is altered. It is not just a matter of hearing or not hearing; it affects how we perceive the sounds that we are able to hear. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 965
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the critical-band / auditory-filter discussion in earlier psychoacoustics chapters, showing the perceptual consequence of widened filters. — connects to: Hearing loss impairs frequency selectivity beyond what stimulus level differences explain. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 558; Increasing sensorineural hearing loss shifts tone perception from fine structure to envelope cues — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 3380; Even modest hearing loss increases variability in sound quality judgments (+10 more)
- corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1897; Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 965
Broader Connections
- Hearing loss impairs frequency selectivity beyond what stimulus level differences explain.
#expands(0.95) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 558 - Increasing sensorineural hearing loss shifts tone perception from fine structure to envelope cues
#expands(0.90) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 3380 - Inner-ear damage permanently corrupts higher-level auditory perception, not just thresholds
#corroborates(0.85) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1879 - Even modest hearing loss increases variability in sound quality judgments
#corroborates(0.80) - Hidden hearing loss impairs separating sounds in complex acoustic scenes
#expands(0.80) - Noise-induced hearing loss can unmask audible difference tones
#expands(0.75) - Hearing loss severity drives listeners toward alternative acoustic cues for arousal
#expands(0.75) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1377 - Sensorineural hearing loss compresses the full loudness range into fewer decibels
#expands(0.75) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 838 - Hearing loss causes the brain to amplify then fabricate sound as tinnitus
#expands(0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 331