Is there a way to make tv so we hear the voices and less music or back

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We are having a hard time watching tv. We can watch the news and talk shows!  Some or most movies and nature shows have so much background noise and music we can't hear what they are saying!  Is there a way to fix it!  Thanks!

Cathy W · Answer

Good question! I want to know too!

Carole · Answer

I would be getting my hearing checked. I am not saying this to be rude so please don't take it the wrong way. As we get older we can lose some of our range of hearing at certain pitches and this can cause it to be difficult for instance if we are trying to listen to a conversation at a dinner party where there is competing noise, the scenario you are describing where the music or background noise is so intrusive you cannot make out the words being spoken. I have suffered the same problem since my late thirties, so when I say, as we get older, I don't necessarily mean in our 60's or 70's where you might expect some decrease in your hearing. Whether there is anything you can do to the tv, apart from use the subtitles facility on the tv to assist you in following the plot of any movies etc I don't know. My father used to use the subtitles as his hearing got worse as he got older and he found it difficult to follow the punch line of any jokes, the plot in movies and so on without the titles even though he could hear normal conversation and was not deaf as such.

Edwina J · Answer

I have turned programs that I love off because of the background music.  Wish I knew the answer.

LandlightS · Answer

Get yourself some TV Ears....a wireless head set system that give you the ultimate in stereo surround sound and you can hear every word. TV Ears is one brand,,,,,,the is also Sony and a few other companies. Don't look for a bargain price set...it's just a waste of $$$$$$
I have a unit made by Sennheiser (about $90.00 on Amazon....2 head sets and a receiver/transmitter) and watching anything is sensational.
Gary

Mikell Paulson · Answer

This is becoming a problem I hear from many young people too! I can hear the news and talk shows just fine, But I like a movie now and then and the music drowns out the voices! That is where I need the help, to make the voices louder than the background sounds!

Cathy W · Answer

CBS is one of the bad ones, CSI and Criminal Minds come to mind. And Hawaii 5-O too. They must think the Over-Sized sounds of crashing cars, explosions are more important than dialogue.

Mama Faye · Answer

And I thought it was just me..........

AvonelleRed · Answer

I would love to have a solution for this, too. I watch movies and shows with the remote right next to my hand so I can quickly turn down the sound when music starts. It's pretty ridiculous to constantly have to turn the volume up and down.

Mikell Paulson · Answer

No there are a lot of us! Sound bar helped.

Margaret · Answer

When I'm really interested in a TV program that has overwhelming 'background' music, I mute the TV & put on closed caption. This isn't ideal, but it is less annoying.

Cui3775245 · Answer

I find it helps to switch the sound from stereo to mono

B. Enne · Answer

If you have an HD flat screen tv, there may be an adjustment for it in your audio settings.

Lori Rowe · Answer

I also have a winter home in Yuma AZ and I want to paint my cabinets this winter and my cabinets look like this is this how yours were also? I’m afraid of the paper or whatever that is bubbling.

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