{"id":688,"date":"2021-01-15T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T01:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverspringhearing.fm1.dev\/?p=688"},"modified":"2021-01-15T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T01:00:10","slug":"what-is-low-frequency-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverspringhearing.com\/what-is-low-frequency-hearing-loss\/post","title":{"rendered":"What is Low-Frequency Hearing Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Low-frequency hearing loss is hearing loss<\/a> characterized by difficulty hearing low-pitch sounds, including men\u2019s voices, musical bass and thunder. It\u2019s sometimes called reverse-slope hearing loss due to the shape it makes on an audiogram, which is a standard chart that audiologists use to measure levels of hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most people with low-frequency hearing loss<\/a>, sounds at the volume of normal speech are most difficult to hear, particularly vowel sounds, which are vocalized at a lower frequency than consonants. If you don\u2019t already wear hearing aids, asking people to speak more loudly can be helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are the Signs of Reverse-Slope Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Apart from the regular symptoms associated with hearing loss, like difficulty talking on the phone and discerning speech when there is a lot of background noise, signs of low-frequency hearing loss include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n