The loss of hearing ability characterized by decreased sensitivity to sound in comparison to normal hearing. Hearing loss may be conductive, sensorineural, or mixed. Hearing loss ranges from slight to profound. Typically the classes of hearing loss are based on the average hearing loss at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz. Here is one […]

Ways to successfully deal with your hearing loss. There are 5 basic areas you need to cover in order to successfully cope with your hearing loss. They are: Psychologically and emotionally adjust to your hearing loss. This includes working through the grieving process for your hearing loss. Wear properly fitted hearing aids if they will help you. […]

Simple testing of the ability to hear selected frequencies at sound levels within normal hearing limits. Screenings are used to identify people with significant hearing loss and to refer them for more detailed testing.

The quietest level a person can hear and understand speech at least 50% of the time under ideal conditions.

Hearing loss that is passed genetically though generations of a family. Hearing loss can be passed by dominant or recessive genes.

The frequency or pitch of a sound in cycles per second. It is abbreviated as Hz. It was named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.