Hearing healthcare professionals define mild hearing loss as being unable to hear sounds that are quieter than about 20-40 decibels (dB) for adults. Many people with mild hearing losses are unaware of their hearing loss. As a type of hearing loss,...
After qualifying as a Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Joan has spent most of her 20 year career in hearing-care related roles. She is HCPC registered. She has accumulated a wealth of experience within the hearing aid and hearing rehabilitation fields in particular;...
Tinnitus is most commonly thought of as ‘ringing in the ears’ and can be defined as the conscious experience of noise with no apparent external source. Experiences of tinnitus are very common across all age groups (especially following exposure to...
Joan McKechnie BSc Hons Audiology & Speech Pathology My name is Joan, one of the audiologists here at HearingDirect.com. The following is a guide to hearing that covers many of the questions I receive on a regular basis about all...
What Is An Audiogram? Audiograms present our ability to hear plotted on a graph. You can obtain an audiogram by completing a hearing test. These graphed results reveal how well people responded to sounds and can be used to identify hearing...
