HEARIN CHECK

Mak room tae listen.

Find oot whit tones ye can hear in ilka lug wi a gentle, relative hearin check on yer ain device.

Heidphones needit · Aboot 4 minutes

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01 / GET READY

Get comfortable afore ye begin.

Use heidphones in a quiet room. Turn yer device volume doon first. Play the middle tone an gently adjust this control till it is comfortable an clear tae hear. Keep the device volume fixed efter that.

Reference tone level30%Start low. Keep it comfortable.

Test tones niver go ower this chosen reference level. There's an aa a low software gain cap, but we cannae measure the actual loudness o yer heidphones. Dinna raise the device volume tae chase a tone ye cannae hear. Stop ony time if it feels uncomfortable.

Afore startin, check the sides o yer heidphones: left an richt tones should come frae the matchin lug. Use stereo heidphones wi mono audio switched aff.

The left an richt channels match my heidphones.

Twa frequency curves showin separate responses for each lug.

Hearin is pairt o the brain-health conversation.

The 2024 Lancet Commission lists hearin loss amang 14 potentially modifiable dementia risk factors. Its 7% population-attributable estimate is a model for a population, no yer personal risk or a promise that treatment prevents dementia.

The ACHIEVE trial fund nae slowin o cognitive decline ower three years in the full study population. A prespecified analysis suggested a benefit in a higher-risk group. Hearin care can help wi listenin, without needin a promise o preventin dementia.

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Get comfortable afore ye begin.

Hearin is pairt o the brain-health conversation.

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Get comfortable afore ye begin.