Small sensorineural hearing losses cause disproportionately severe speech problems in noise.

Evidence

A puzzle regarding the effects of SNHL is that relatively small amounts of loss have a surprisingly large impact on listeners, especially in noisy acoustic environments. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 5472 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Small sensorineural losses disproportionately harm speech in noise; Even mild sensorineural hearing loss dramatically impairs speech in noise; Small amounts of hearing loss disproportionately impair speech-in-noise perception — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 5472 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Even mild sensorineural hearing loss dramatically impairs speech in noise #corroborates (0.99)
• Small amounts of hearing loss disproportionately impair speech-in-noise perception #corroborates (0.98) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 5472