Forum Acusticum 2026

Session

A14.06/A15.07 Music perception and consequences of hearing impairment

A14.06/A15.07

9 Sept 2026, 08:40

Conveners

A14.06/A15.07 Music perception and consequences of hearing impairment: S103

• Alinka Greasley
• Kai Siedenburg (CvO University of Oldenburg)

4294. A non-randomized controlled study for older adults with hearing loss: investigating cumulative effects of choir and sign language on music- and speech perception (FA2026/914)

Eleanor Harding (University of Groningen)

09/09/2026, 08:40

A14 Physiological Acoustics and Audiology

Older adults are at risk for both mild cognitive decline and feeling socially isolated, and hearing loss increases these risks. While previous studies report older adults to experience improved aspects of cognition and social wellbeing after both language learning and musical activities, the role of hearing loss in the success of these outcomes remains unclear. Moreover, despite the clear...

4295. Beyond ageing: Effects of hearing loss and musical training on music perception (FA2026/693)

Kai Siedenburg (CvO University of Oldenburg)

09/09/2026, 09:00

A14 Physiological Acoustics and Audiology

Individual differences in music perception are shaped by peripheral sensory, cognitive, and experiential factors. The roles of hearing loss (HL) and ageing are particularly difficult to estimate because both are typically confounded in adult samples, leaving it unclear whether reduced musical perceptual performance reflects elevated hearing thresholds, age-related changes, or both. To...

4296. Effect of Hearing Aid Output Limiter on Sound Quality Prediction for Loud Music (FA2026/634)

Christophe Lesimple (Sonova AG)

09/09/2026, 09:20

A14 Physiological Acoustics and Audiology

Hearing aid requirements extend beyond restoring audibility to ensure user comfort, a critical determinant of overall satisfaction. Comfort is largely managed by controlling maximum power output, typically via fast-acting compression in output limiters. However, a significant trade-off exists between comfort and sound quality, particularly for signals like music; literature consistently...

4297. Effects of HRTF Augmentation on Predicted Spatial Release from Masking in Music (FA2026/121)

Jack Webb (Imperial College London)

09/09/2026, 09:40

A14 Physiological Acoustics and Audiology

Separating individual musical instruments within a complex mixture of sounds poses a persistent challenge for listeners with hearing loss. Although spatial separation of sources improves speech recognition in this population, the potential benefits of spatial cue enhancement for music perception remain largely unexplored. This paper introduces a method to increase spatial cue salience through...