Purpose
To visualise and hear your hearing loss, which cannot be seen or heard by others.
Empathy & Understanding
The reason for creating this advanced software is to assist all those who are in communication with people who are experiencing varying degrees of hearing loss, or have a hearing loss themselves.
To create a set of tools to encourage empathy, understanding and the consequences of hearing loss. It is my view that when people have this new information / knowledge, it brings a positive and enriched understanding of how we
can help or choose to communicate with these inflicted people in the future.
Understanding Hearing Loss
I think it is important for parents to understand what their child’s hearing loss sounds like. Also, study the audiogram that will inform which pitches of sound are below normal. The same applies to parents, grandparents, your
loved ones and colleagues.
I hope with this software, we are providing the relevant tools which can allow all concerned to become more empathetic, to mitigate the type of daily verbal comments below we hear below:
“You only hear what you want to hear.”
“Why don’t you listen to me when I am talking to you.”
“The trouble with you is, you don’t listen.”
“FOR THE THIRD TIME, I SAID…” (Raised voice)
“Are your hearing aids switched on?”
“You are wearing hearing aids, you should be able to hear me properly now.”
All of the above comments and more, in my view, constitutes hurtful negative verbal abuse.
The Hearing Loss Demonstrator
First you will need to obtain the audiogram of your hearing loss. You can get this from an Audiologist – either from NHS Audiology Dept or from a private Hearing aid dispenser – or go to www.hearingtest.online and follow their
instructions.
