"WHAT IS AN AUDIOGRAM AND WHAT DOES IT TELL ME?"
Audiologists are professionals who specialize in evaluating hearing loss
and in conduct hearing tests. Test results are recorded on an audiogram.
An audiogram is a graph showing hearing sensitivity.
The degree of hearing loss is determined by measuring the hearing
threshold (the levels in decibels (dB) at which a signal is just barely
heard.) In other words, the louder the sounds must be in order to be heard,
the greater the degree of hearing loss.
Thresholds are measured at several frequencies (pitches) and graphed on
the audiogram. The frequencies tested are those important for hearing and
understanding speech and other environmental sounds. Frequency is noted
in Hertz (Hz).
Understanding Hearing Loss
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