Visual Representation Of A Client's Hearing Abilities

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Professionals utilize audiograms to provide a visual representation of a client’s hearing abilities. Each axis shows different aspects of the sounds being presented to the client. The x-axis corresponds with the varying pitch levels of the presented sounds, while the y-axis represents how loud each sound is presented. These two factors allow for the screener to determine how efficiently the hearing structures are performing. For this assignment, the ear plugs were given to my classmates and myself to impersonate a hearing loss. Through a hearing screening and daily activities, we were given the opportunity to reflect on the challenges that present themselves when having a hearing loss.
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I began with participating in a hearing screening where my hearing loss due to …show more content…
As mentioned early, the two axis’s show the different pitch levels of the presented sound, and the softest level that they can be presented and responded to by the client. The data is recorded based on the ear that is being test, but both sets of data are recorded on the same graph. The right ear data is shown by using a circle, and the left ear is represented by a x symbol. This specific audiogram was drawn in relation to the different speech sounds and the levels that they occur in usual speech. Both ears show relatively similar information. Beginning with my right ear, it is shown that the higher the frequency the louder the sound needed to be presented at. My hearing loss in the right ear would be classified as a moderate to severe sloping conductive loss. This means that I am unable to hearing sounds softer than 50 decibels, or that I need sounds to be 100,000
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