Hearing loss can range from mild to profound. This graph shows which sounds can or cannot be heard depending on the degree of hearing loss. For example, someone with a severe hearing loss can hear an airplane or a motorbike close-by. (Very loud, hence lower end of the graph) However they will not be able to hear normal-level speech or birdsong.
Frequency and amplitude of a variety of common sounds
A birdtweet is a high-pitched tone, therefore on the right of the graph; low-pitched tones are on the left.
Typical warning signs of hearing loss
- Difficulty hearing from a distance
- Problems hearing speech in the presence of background noise
- Others find the affected person speaks too loudly
- Other people appear to mumble
- Family or neighbour complains that radio or TV is played too loudly
- Difficulty understanding soft speech or female and children’s voices
- Often having to ask people to repeat themselves
- Inability to hear common sounds in the household, such as alarm clock, water-tap dripping, etc.
People wait for 5 to 7 years after first experiencing hearing loss symptoms before seeking help.
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