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Audiology Fruit And The String Bean

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When your baby’s hearing is tested, the results are presented in the form of a graph known as an audiogram. This graph, prepared by your pediatric audiologist, shows the sounds your baby hears at different pitches and loudness levels. It's a key part in understanding what speech information is being heard and what's being missed.

In this video, Drs. Jane Madell and Carol Flexer, well-known pediatric audiology thought leaders, discuss “the speech fruit and the string bean” to describe the visual picture of access to speech sounds on an audiogram. The goal of hearing technology is to provide access to all speech sounds through the ears so that your child can learn to listen and talk.

If your baby’s aided audiogram does not reflect the information provided in this video, or you have further questions, consult with your pediatric audiologist and your early interventionist.

 

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