02/24/2025
🎵 How We Hear Letters & Pitches: The Piano Key Analogy 🎵
Have you ever thought about how we hear letters, not just words? Imagine a piano keyboard—each key represents a different pitch, just like sounds in speech. When someone has hearing loss, especially in the mid-to-high frequencies, it’s like certain piano keys are missing.
Many consonants—like S, F, TH, SH, and K—are high-pitched sounds. If you can’t hear those frequencies, speech becomes unclear, like a song missing its melody. You might hear:
“_at” instead of “that” or
“og” instead of “frog.”
It’s not just about volume—it’s about clarity.
This is why hearing aids or cochlear implants aren’t just about making things louder. They help restore those missing pitches, making speech more understandable.
At LexCare Hearing Foundation, we help people identify these gaps and take action so they can truly hear life again. If you or a loved one struggles to understand conversations, it might not be your ears—it might be your missing “piano keys.”
Get help through our Care Team today:
https://www.lexcarefoundation.org/care-team
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