| A matter of pitch perception
Does anyone out there have this problem. I have a hearing loss in the upper frequencies, also tinnitus. Something has also gone wrong with my sense of pitch in the upper two octaves (for instance) of a piano. The notes I am hearing are completely the wrong pitch to what they actually are in this part of the keyboard. I have investigated this and found that if I block one ear, play a note, block the other ear and play the same note, the left ear hears a note of a different pitch to that perceived by the right one, neither of which is the correct pitch for the note being played.
As a musician it is extremely off-putting to me to be knowing I am playing the correct notes and yet hearing wrong ones in the upper reaches of the keyboard - it's OK lower down from the top two octaves onwards to the bottom end.
This may be more common than is generally appreciated ,as, if I were not involved in music I guess it would be of no particular concern to me, and probably pass unnoticed. So, would any of you, musical or not, with the means to do it, care to carry out the little test I have outlined here and let us all know the results ? Thanks.
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