Is it true that you'll go deft after playing a instrument for several years?

Question:i play the violin. my ears aren't that good before, and i find it hard to hear someone when there's other noises around.please answer

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i play the violin. my ears aren't that good before, and i find it hard to hear someone when there's other noises around.please answer

"Deft" means skillful, so I should hope so!

Deaf, OTOH, means hearing impaired. It will depend on how loud the sounds around you have been. Rock musicians often lose hearing unless they wear ear plugs; violinists usually won't suffer significant hearing loss unless they play amplified or unless they sit too close to the percussion section and get cymbals near to the head.

If you're concerned, go have an audiologist check you out. There could be a non-musical cause for hearing loss, and potentially correctible.

I suppose it's possible...but I highly doubt playing the violin will make you go deaf. The only way I can think of is you're constantly using amplifiers or headphones at very high volume levels.

I hope not, cause I will kill myself if I go deft, and there is no way I am gonna quit playing the instruments I do now.

I guess this could be possible. I've played trumpet for about 3 years now, and ever since the first time I've picked up the horn, my hearing has been a bit troubling. I have a tiny problem with hearing what people say when they whisper or stuff like that. But it's probrably because I've had horns blasted in my ears, loud heavy rock music, and/or swimming alot. But I guess it's possible.

That's definately not true! I have played the violin for 4 years now, and I am in high school. My teacher has played the violin since ten years old and now she's about 50 something. She still hears fine, ( actually, more perfect than fine! I don't experience loss in hearing too! Maybe your ears are a bit sensitive!

Dont think so unless you use innappropiate volume when you are using amps and other equipment. Although with the violin being close you your ears then I guess it is possible. Get it check by a Dr! Your hearing is really important as a musician!

poppycock, maybe if you were Ted Nugent there may be a slight chance. but the violin!..Oh wait ever heard of Papa John Creach!!

our sense of hearing is so important to good music making!
It could be that you have been concentrationg so hard on your playing /intonation that you have created a hearing wall- you're blocking out other sounds while you play.
Other than that, violin playing sould have noe effect on your hearing.
Check out how you are holding your instrument. that shoulder nerve could be a bit pinched if you're not careful, and that can have a definite physical effect.
As someone else suggested, please go get your hearing tested by the Ear,Nose,and Throat (ENT) doctor.
BTW, more and more young people are going deaf earlier due to the abuse of earbuds and too loud music. If you want to have a full life's experience of hearing, try to avoid these two things- use the ear muff style 'phones, and don't go to rock concerts too often.
My husband, who has played French horn for over 40 years, is starting to go deaf in his left ear. That's from having another player's bell there for that long. A good friend of ours, who is a violinist, has had problems with the pinched nerve in her neck/subsequent hearing problems, but was relieved to get her nerve unpinched ( acupuncture and massage) and her hearing restored.
Studies are being done with symphony orchestras and hearing levels. Some orchestras are now required to offer earmuffs and earplugs to some of the players. ( most of them turn it down- how can you hear enough to play in tune if your ears are blocked?) But the topic is one of major concern among ear doctors.
One last question for you- do you suffer from allergies or sinus problems? these minor annoyances can block the Eustachian tubes ( leading from nasal/bucccal cavities to the ears) and your hearing goes off. It's the feeling of stuffiness that you get when the plane first takes off. The ENT dr. can also tell you what you can do about that.

You won't go deaf from playing an instrument. Violin isn't that loud anyway. Hearing is degenerative and will decrease over time. It's best to protect your hearing at all times. A rock concert will do more damage in one night that orchestra rehearsal.