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Comparison Tool

Pick any two hearing signatures and view them together — overlaid on one set of axes, or side by side. Each signature carries a description and its characteristic findings.

Comparing patterns directly is one of the fastest ways to build recognition: a sloping loss next to a flat one, or an asymmetric loss next to a symmetric profound loss, makes the distinguishing feature obvious.

-10020406080100120500 Hz1k Hz2k Hz4k HzHearing level (dB HL)
Normal hearingSloping high-frequency loss
Representative ear for each signature, overlaid on one set of axes.
Normal hearing

Present responses to low intensities across all carriers, both ears.

Representative PTA ≈ 13 dB HL — Normal range.

Responses present at all carriers
Sloping high-frequency loss

Near-normal low frequencies, worsening toward the high frequencies.

Representative PTA ≈ 44 dB HL — Moderate range.

High-frequency loss (≥2 kHz worse)Responses present at all carriers