![]() This is because some sounds that are as low as 47dBs - such as the keys on a keyboard - can actually seem louder to some of us if we’re wearing hearing aids. Read more: Hearing Loss Simulator: Understanding mild and moderate hearing loss Noise is Different for Everyoneįrom the perspective of someone with hearing loss, we may not realize just how loud or soft something is. This is when louder noises in general can just feel overbearing through our hearing aids due to the amplification of certain frequencies. Additionally, some of us have sensory overload. This is because we have a more difficult time processing more than one sound at a time or blocking out the things we don’t need to hear. As deaf and hard of hearing people, even the slightest bit of background noise can be enough to block out a person’s voice who is sitting right next to you at the conversational level of sound. Some may think, well, if you have a hearing loss, then noise shouldn’t really be that loud or disturbing. Some people may only feel minimally affected by noise in their environments while for others it can be extremely overbearing. We all process sound differently or not at all. ![]() The concept and impact of noise is different for everyone with hearing loss. However, coping with hearing loss and noise isn’t always easy. Often we just become so ingrained to living in a hearing world that most might not even think twice about it. In most places we go today, there is some type of noise. ![]()
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