When tinnitus sounds the same as the pure tones you are trying to hear, does this mess up the test results? Read more.
Fluctuating Hearing When Eating or Flying
Why does my hearing fluctuate when I fly and sometimes when I eat? Read the answer.
Why Our Two Ears Process Sound Differently
You may be surprised to learn that our left and right ears do not “hear” the same things. Learn more.
Definition of Terms Relating to Hearing Loss
Here are two sources of terms used by people in the hearing loss field.
Support Groups for Hard of Hearing People
Here are the two best support groups for hard of hearing people in the USA. Read on.
Hearing Loss and Auditory Processing Issues
The kind of “auditory processing issues” most hard of hearing people have may surprise you. Read more.
Trouble Hearing in Noise–What’s Going On?
“Normal” hearing loss as you age has tremendous ramifications when you try to hear in noisy situations. Here’s why.
Reverse Slope Hearing Loss
Reverse slope hearing losses are relatively rare. Here is what a reverse slope loss is like and what you can do about it.
What is a Conductive Hearing Loss?
Conductive hearing losses–what they are and how to treat them.
Canadian Guide to Hearing Loss & Hearing Aids
The “Canadian Consumer Guide to Hearing Loss & Hearing Aids” covers the basics of hearing loss, hearing testing, hearing aids and communication coping strategies.
Speech Quality Reflected in Type of Hearing Loss
How the type of hearing loss you have influences the quality of your speech and why people with extreme reverse slope losses have normal speech.
Hearing Loss and Following Directions
Hard of hearing people often don’t follow your directions because such directions and instructions never got fixed in their brains. Here’s why.
Is Normal Hearing a 0 dB Loss?
Zero dB (decibels) is not total silence like you might think. Nor is hearing at 0 dB “normal” Learn more.
What Is Speech Discrimination?
Speech discrimination is how well you understand what you hear when the speech is comfortably loud enough for you.
Are Hearing Aids for Nerve Deafness?
Don’t let doctors mislead you that hearing aids will not help your nerve deafness (sensorineural hearing loss).
Making Hearing People Feel Comfortable with Your Hearing Loss
Learn how you can quickly make people feel at ease with your hearing loss.
Help, I’ve Memorized the Word List!—Understanding Hearing Loss Speech Testing
Whenever I have my hearing tested, it seems the audiologist uses the same list of words each time. I can understand this for people who have never been tested before, but when I get my hearing tested regularly, isn’t this sort of ridiculous? I mean, I’ve half-memorized the word list so I’m not getting fair test results, am I?
This article explains the various tests using word lists, their purpose and what the results mean.
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