What does hearing loss sound like?

Experience the loss of both volume as well as specific sounds to better understand the nature of hearing loss

Hearing loss simulation

Below you will find a set of sound samples divided into categories. Listen first to the  “normal hearing” sample in every group, and then compare it with the two remaining samples (“mild hearing loss and “severe hearing loss”). These recordings will help you understand better how it feels to live with a hearing loss.

 

Sounds of nature

Mountains

Normal hearing
Mild hearing loss
Severe hearing loss

Birds

Normal hearing
Mild hearing loss
Severe hearing loss

Sounds of the city

Train

Normal hearing
Mild hearing loss
Severe hearing loss

Phone

Normal hearing
Mild hearing loss
Severe hearing loss

Speech

Dialogue

Normal hearing
Mild hearing loss
Severe hearing loss

Speaker TV

Normal hearing
Mild hearing loss
Severe hearing loss

Music

Classical music

Normal hearing
Mild hearing loss
Severe hearing loss

Pop music

Normal hearing
Mild hearing loss
Severe hearing loss
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