Audiograms

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Reading an audiogram

*The numbers across the top of the graph represent the pitch (frequency) of the sounds you hear.

*Low pitch sounds have lower frequencies (250 Hertz) while high pitch sounds have higher frequencies (8000 Hertz).

*Intensity (in decibels) is indicated down the side of the chart and represents how loud each of the different pitch sounds have to be for you to just hear them.

*The letters across the chart represent speech sounds.  The higher the number (farther down on the chart) the more significant the loss is.

*On a typical audiogram, the audiologist will write "O" that represent the right ear, and "X" that represents the left ear at each frequency. 

*Individual questions regarding your audiogram should be consulted with your audiologist.