High Frequency Hearing Loss and its Relationship to Listening and Learning Needs

With a high frequency loss, 20-30% of vital speech information can be missed, and many consonant sounds are often heard inconsistently.  This can result in assumptions of selective hearing, and can also cause social problems due to difficulty in noisy environments such as lunch or recess. Early evaluation and educational monitoring are suggested.

©1991,RelationshipofDegreeofLongtermHearingLosstoPsychosocialImpactandEducationalNeeds,KarenAnderson &NoelMatkin,revised2007 


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