Image courtesy of surasakiStock at FreeDigitalPhotos.net I have observed that musicians tend to cope with hearing loss much better than those without a music background, even if both have the same level of hearing loss on a hearing test. In particular, musicians with hearing loss tend to understand speech much better in noisy environments whereas non-musicians with hearing loss have trouble even with a hearing aid . I have also noticed that as one ages, understanding speech in noisy e…