Is something wrong with my Hearing??  

I think there's one reason only, why the background music is so loud. If the viewer has run to the kitchen for a snack, or to the rest room, they network wants them back in front of the tv so that they don't miss the next commercial. The music no longer just sets a mood for the storyline, but is a siren calling us back the the tv.

i were talking about that to my sister last week. i am glad i am not the only one that has notice it.it really bothers me too.maybe they think just these young people watch.

I've noticed that, too! It's really irritating--don't they have editors that view the final cuts and make adjustments?! (It's almost like the commercials that blast you out of your chair on the breaks.) I don't even like most of the music that much, especially when they put on the rap stuff--some of the music isn't even appropriate to the mood of the scene!

hi bunnybon its the old trick of making us hear whether we want to or not,grrr. the same with the laugh tracks on some stupid sitcoms. i know, I know , some think they are great but anytime someone thinks they have to show me I am supposed to laugh,the sitcom is not a bit funny. thats why the loud music and loud laugh tracks. to me it is insulting my intelligence. I know that in bones And CSI there will be exciting scenes so why drill that into my head? I can think for myself. I like CSI so why overkill with the loud music? grrrr.

Thank you for your post bunny; I concur. This is very annoying and what is more are the commercials in between! One has to keep the remote in hand at all times so to hear but to then turn the volume down again because the music is blaring.
Perhaps the fluctuation in volume is to express suspense, excitement or another feeling by the producers.
Perhaps viewers need to group up and lodge complaints to the television stations with a carbon copy to the producers themselves.
Just keep your remote handy for now. We don't want to impair out perfectly fine hearing. Cheers and Greetings to you.

i find commercials really loud plus i know i have hearing loss in my left ear (significant enough for a hearing aid) and i tend to have the tv fairly loud but i find the commercials super loud...to get your attention i guess?

Hi Bunnybon. I hardly ever watch TV but I know what you mean. It seems to be the same with songs. The musicians try to outdo the vocalist and make it impossible to hear the lyrics. Sometimes it sounds more like a battle of sound than a song. I have recently been listening to Nat King Cole, where the singer and the lyrics have major importance and the music merely highlights the performer, mostly in between the lyrics.

On the few occasions I have watched TV to keep hubby company, I have noticed the same thing. Hubby turns up the volume to hear the words, but the music drowns them out - and I give up because I can't stand the noise.

Hi bunnybon,

I have noticed that with the adverts here the music and the adverts themselves have gone really loud again.
Since they have gone Digital here everything analogue has gone to pot. Sometimes you can hardly hear the program itself.
I´ve noticed that with quite a few I don´t watch all of the but sometimes when they are showing the excerpts the sound is very poor indeed seems like we have gone back in time.
Hugs. Sue.xxx

Hi bunny
No you are not losing your hearing. It is true that they are making the music louder. My hubby will be watching something and he keeps turning up the tv, I ask him why and he says I can't hear what they are saying. I think the producers get caught up in the sound and forget just how loud it is compared to the voices. Let write and tell them to chill out a little..LOl..I doubt that would do any good..LOL
Have a nice evening and keep smiling.

Hi bunnybon7,



I couldn't agree with you more, and what about the cpmmercials with those noise that is enough for me to mute the tv, people going mad on noise, what is wrong with tv people?


Tamara