Mid-Frequency Hearing Loss and its Relationship to Listening and Learning Needs

Mid-frequency hearing loss means that there is a range of sounds that the individual will have difficulty hearing especially in noisy environments as opposed to an impaired ability at all frequencies of sound.  This can mean missing out on 30% of speech information, which can, in turn, affect the production of these sounds as well.  Find out what this means for a child in the classroom. 

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