{"id":5340,"date":"2024-10-15T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/?p=5340"},"modified":"2024-10-15T12:30:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:30:03","slug":"what-actually-is-an-audiogram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/what-actually-is-an-audiogram\/","title":{"rendered":"What actually is an audiogram?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you go for a hearing consultation, your hearing will be tested and the results will be presented on an audiogram. But do you know what an audiogram actually is?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To put it simply, an audiogram can be used by all hearing healthcare professionals to understand an individual\u2019s hearing loss. It is a visual representation of the results of a hearing test. The hearing loss can be interpreted by hearing care professionals as the audiogram shows the softest level that the individual can hear at different frequencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An audiogram graph<\/h4>\n\n\n
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An example of an audiogram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As you can see, hearing loss is shown on the audiogram in a graph format. The horizontal axis shows the frequency. Frequency just means the pitch of the sound that is heard. The low pitch sounds are on the left and the highest pitch sounds are all the way at the other end of the axis on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vertical axis shows the softest (or quietest) level sound at the top with the loudest level sound at the bottom of the vertical axis. When each axis meets, it shows what level you can hear at each specific frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right and left ears are tested separately. Sometimes they are shown on one graph with 2 lines but as you can see, we use 2 graphs: 1 for each ear. The right ear is always represented with a red o<\/mark> and the left with a blue x<\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The severity of hearing loss<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The severity of hearing loss is diagnosed on a degree scale ranging from mild to profound. The scale is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n