{"id":706,"date":"2023-05-19T02:43:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T06:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulfcoastaudiology.com\/?p=706"},"modified":"2023-05-19T02:46:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T06:46:52","slug":"what-does-it-mean-if-you-have-low-frequency-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulfcoastaudiology.com\/what-does-it-mean-if-you-have-low-frequency-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does It Mean if You Have Low-Frequency Hearing Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people with hearing loss<\/a> struggle with high-frequency sounds, such as birds chirping or children talking, first. However, some people have a less common form of hearing loss known as low-frequency hearing loss.<\/p>\n

What Is It? \"Senior<\/h2>\n

Low-frequency hearing loss means that you have a reduced ability to hear lower-pitched sounds. It is also referred to as reverse-slope hearing loss. This is because of how low-frequency hearing loss shows up on an audiogram, which is a chart that audiologists use to measure your hearing during a hearing test<\/a>. For those with low-frequency hearing loss, their results will slope low to high when plotted on an audiogram, whereas, in most cases of hearing loss, the pattern is usually the opposite.<\/p>\n

How Low-Frequency Hearing Loss Affects Your Hearing Ability<\/h2>\n

Like any hearing loss, low-frequency hearing loss can range from mild to profound. If you have the condition, you will struggle to at least some degree to hear sounds like men\u2019s voices, thunder and bass sounds in music, among other lower-pitched sounds.<\/p>\n

Low-frequency hearing loss can also impact your ability to understand speech in several different ways:<\/p>\n