If your partner has gradual hearing loss then it can be very frustrating not only for them but also for you too, people with gradual hearing loss will usually be able to hear sounds such as vowels quite easily but have trouble hearing the consonants.

Consonants are the most important ones when it comes to understanding what is being said, these are the higher frequencies of sound and when hearing gets worse due to a gradual loss this is the frequency which is generally affected.

As a result of this loss the person suffering from hearing loss will begin to fill in the gaps for the sounds they miss which in the beginning can cause a lot of frustration and misunderstanding.

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