Speech Banana

Hearing differs from person to person. A person can have 2 ears with different hearing. A person with normal hearing sensitivity can hear sounds below 25 dB. If a person hears when sounds are above 25 dB, the person has some hearing loss. Different degrees of hearing loss has different implication on everyday life and communication.

Speech banana is a banana-shaped range on an audiogram. It describes the area where most phonemes or sounds of human speech occur. The speech banana covers the frequencies and decibels that are needed to understand average conversational speech.

If you are concerned about your hearing and may be experiencing any signs of hearing loss, see an Ear-Nose-Throat Doctor or an audiologist for consultation. Timely and appropriate intervention is very important.