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Can piano keys explain hearing loss…..? By Richard Reikowski, Au.D Family Hearing and Balance Center

 

I had the opportunity to hear our staff Audiologist Dr. Amy Welman, Au.D explain a persons high frequency hearing loss with a great analogy! The patient commented that they felt their hearing was overall fine and unsure how their hearing loss caused an affect on sounds or speech around him. Dr. Amy shared that if you can imagine the keys on a piano and not having the upper frequency keys available to play, those are the sounds that you are missing. Think of removing the high tones and the song won’t sound crisp and clear, but more deep sounding.

I really liked this analogy, as it conveys in simple and understandable terms how our hearing loss changes what we hear. In this man’s case, his hearing loss gradually declined over several years and he was unknowing how the missing sounds affected him. We can easily show a patient how those missing sounds correlate to speech, music, and the clarity of conversations through demonstrations of digital hearing aid technology.


 

 

Written by:
Rich
Published on:
August 14, 2020
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Categories: Blog Categories Go Here, Community Outreach, Educational, Hearing Aids, Miscellaneous, New Technology, Patient care, Philosophy, Phone Numbers, Slider, Testimonials, TinnitusTags: Audiologist, audiology, Dr. Richard S. Reikowski, ear doctor, Hearing Aids, Hearing Aids Summa Care, hearing doctor, hearing loss, Tinnitus assessment and Tinnitus Treatment

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  1. Tiffany

    August 14, 2020 at 9:17 am

    Great analogy! Thanks for sharing.

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    • Richard Reikowski

      August 18, 2020 at 7:16 am

      Welcome!

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  2. Gail

    August 14, 2020 at 9:45 am

    I really like that analogy too, it’s perfect!!

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    • Richard Reikowski

      August 18, 2020 at 7:16 am

      I did as well!

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  3. Marie

    August 14, 2020 at 11:37 am

    very intesting

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    • Richard Reikowski

      August 18, 2020 at 7:16 am

      Thanks Mary!

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  4. Dale Hansen

    August 17, 2020 at 9:44 am

    the song doesn’t sound the same when notes are missing.

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    • Richard Reikowski

      August 18, 2020 at 7:16 am

      Great point Dale.

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  5. Amy

    August 17, 2020 at 10:00 am

    Glad I could help

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    • Richard Reikowski

      August 18, 2020 at 7:17 am

      It’s appreciated Dr. Amy!

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