Hearing loss simulator
You'll hear simulations of common hearing losses. The audio clips are all examples of perception deafness. This type of hearing loss affects the cochlea or the post-cochlear nervous channels. The middle and outer ear are intact.
Our hearing loss simulator will enable you to better understand what your family members, friends or colleagues perceive and feel because of hearing loss. This simulator lets your hear a conversation in a calm environment compared to a restaurant environment, with a normal hearing then with various simulated hearing loss levels.
Light hearing loss of approximately 35 dB HL
Moderately severe hearing loss
Speech in a calm environment
Speech in a restaurant
Moderately severe hearing loss, only in high-frequencies
Speech in a calm environment
Speech in a restaurant
A ski-slope type of hearing loss can exclude more than 50% of the words in a conversation, especially in a noisy environment. This hearing loss generally affects people who work in noisy environment and people over 65 years.
