Why can I hear some quiet environmental sounds but speech is hard to hear/understand?

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Speech is made up of many complex sounds, whereas environmental sounds are usually one or two more simple sounds. The brain has to work harder to process speech sounds. If someone has hearing loss, it makes it a lot harder for the brain to process speech sounds as it’s missing some of the information, and sometimes it has to guess or try and fill in the gaps. If you are finding it difficult to hear or understand speech, book an Ear360 appointment to find out why.

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Why can I hear some quiet environmental sounds but speech is hard to hear/understand?

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April 17, 2023
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