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Not hearing many sounds softer than 91 dB means that someone is experiencing profound hearing loss, which is the most significant degree of hearing loss. Help your patients and their families visualize what profound hearing loss looks like with the audiogram animation below. #audiologist #audiology #audpeeps #profoundhearingloss #hearingloss

The audiogram can be difficult to show people what their hearing loss looks like. The speech banana is a great way to make a visual interpretation of what a person hears. Here they can see what sounds the hear, and what sounds they can't. Examples such as birds chirping to family get-togethers can show how life’s greatest moments can be missed. Help your patients and their families visualize what severe hearing loss looks like with the audiogram animation below. #audiologist #audiology #audpeeps #severehearingloss #hearingloss

When your patients can’t hear sounds softer than 41-70 dB, their everyday lives can be significantly impacted. They may be unable to participate in daily conversations or hear phone calls. This can lead to job loss, social isolation, and more. Help your patients and their families visualize what moderate hearing loss looks like with the audiogram animation below. #audiologist #audiology #audpeeps #moderatehearingloss #hearingloss

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Understanding our ears and the intricacies of hearing is vital. This visual journey into the ear through vibrant animations is fascinating! It's crucial to demystify hearing-related concerns like loss, tinnitus, and even earwax build-up. Great collaboration with Blake Cadwell Soundly Inc. Looking forward to more insightful content like this. #audiology #audpeeps #Hearingloss #GN #InsideTheEar"

📢 A question I often get asked is, "What is the best hearing aid?" In my opinion, the Signia IX, Oticon Intent, and ReSound Nexia devices stand out as among the clearest in today's generation. Hearing aid technology has made remarkable strides, offering us the best technology yet for hearing in noise. #HearingAids #Technology #HearingHealth #audiology #resound #signia #oticon

In present scenario hearing clarity can mean the difference between isolation and connection, the quality of your hearing aid fittings can have a profound impact on your patient's quality of life. With the brand-new #ACT test,it access to a tool that can help to program the hearing aid's advanced features for the best outcomes and to counsel your patient on how well they will hear in noise #Audiology #AudibleContrastThreshold #ScienceMadeSmarter #hearingaid #Interacoustics

About 20% of the world experience some sort of hearing loss: https://lnkd.in/gB_p_6pB About 2% have some sort of visual impairment: https://lnkd.in/g4PVFJEN Some quick tips to increase accessibility in your videos: Use captions. Make sure your text has strong contrast against the video or background. A handy contrast checker tool: https://colourcontrast.cc/ Sentence case tends to be better for readability, especially for longer strings of text. Make sure text or graphics are not displayed close to where captions will appear. If using graphics that only rely on colors to make the point, add text or graphics to supplement. Try to avoid any flickering or flashing in the visuals. Don’t let music overpower narration. Try to reduce any background noise in the audio. When possible, include a transcript.

Let's dive into ensuring #SocialMedia accessibility for disabled users and break down each bullet point with some extra details and examples. First up, using alt text and captions. Alt text is basically a description you can add to images, so that people with visual impairments who use screen readers can understand what the image is about. It's like providing a little audio description for the image. Captions, on the other hand, are text versions of spoken content in videos, which are super helpful for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. By including alt text and captions, you're making your content more inclusive and allowing everyone to engage with it. Next, adding image descriptions in posts. This is similar to alt text, but it applies specifically to the text you include when sharing an image on #SocialMedia. Instead of just posting an image without any context, take a moment to describe what's happening in the image. It's like painting a picture with words for those who can't see the actual picture. This way, people with visual impairments can still understand and enjoy your posts. Moving on, let's talk about color contrast for vision impairment. This one is all about making sure that the colors you use on your #SocialMedia platforms have enough contrast, so tha...