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Understanding Your Audiogram – The Key to Better Hearing
An audiogram is more than just a graph—it’s a window into your hearing health. At Denoc Hearing, we use audiograms to precisely map your hearing ability and craft personalized solutions for better hearing.
What Is an Audiogram?
An audiogram is a visual representation of the results from your hearing test (Pure Tone Audiometry). It displays the softest sounds you can hear at different pitches or frequencies. This diagnostic tool helps us determine the type, degree, and configuration of your hearing loss, if any.
How Does It Work?
During the test, you’ll listen to a series of tones through headphones, and your responses will be charted on the audiogram.
- Horizontal Axis (X-axis): Represents frequency (pitch) – from low to high (125 Hz to 8000 Hz)
- Vertical Axis (Y-axis): Represents intensity (volume) in decibels (dB), from soft at the top to loud at the bottom
Your hearing thresholds are marked, and we compare them to the standard range of normal hearing.
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Frequently asked questions
An audiogram shows your hearing thresholds—the softest sounds you can hear at various pitches. It helps identify whether you have normal hearing or a type and degree of hearing loss, such as mild, moderate, or severe. This is essential for planning suitable treatments like hearing aids.
Not at all. An audiogram is a non-invasive and painless test. You’ll simply listen to sounds through headphones in a quiet room and press a button or raise your hand when you hear them. It’s safe for both adults and children.
It’s recommended to have a baseline hearing test as an adult and then repeat it every 1 to 2 years, especially if you’re exposed to noise or notice changes in hearing. For children and seniors, more frequent testing may be advised by the audiologist.