{"id":3802,"date":"2020-01-31T10:24:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T18:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2021-01-06T11:17:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T19:17:19","slug":"what-is-low-frequency-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/what-is-low-frequency-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Low-Frequency Hearing Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

What Are the Signs of Reverse-Slope Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\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