What is is like to have a hearing loss?
We have taken a recording of a conversation and given 3 scenarios to help give a person with normal hearing an understanding of the difficulties a person with hearing loss may encounter.
Hearing Chart of High Frequency Loss
Understanding a Hearing Chart Video
Normal Hearing
Play Audio with Normal Hearing
With a High Frequency Hearing Loss
Play Audio with a High Frequency Hearing Loss
With a High Frequency Hearing Loss and 10 dB quieter
Play Audio with a High Frequency Hearing Loss and 10 db quieter
Adding noise to the hearing problem
Hearing in noise presents an additional problem especially for a person with a hearing loss. The sounds are often masked out by the noise making it far more difficult to hear. You can test your hearing in noise