See Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome.

An audiological test used to determine at what level sounds become uncomfortably loud. If your scores are lower than normal at any given frequency you likely suffer from Recruitment or Hyperacusis.

The subjective impression of “amplitude” or the intensity of a sound.

See Audio Induction Loop.

The ability to determine the source or direction of a sound. You need two working ears in order to localize sound.

Any method or plan that helps a person to hear in a particular situation, often called a hearing loss coping strategy. The goal is to identify the situations where a person has the most difficult hearing, or has the most need to hear, and then modify the situation in some way to gain a hearing […]