Can spatial hearing loss be reversed?

You can’t reverse most types of hearing loss . However, you and your doctor or a hearing specialist can take steps to improve what you hear.

Reverse-slope hearing loss is not very common, it is only diagnosed in about one out of every 12,000 people with hearing loss in the U.S. and Canada (source).

Because it affects mainly the lower frequencies, it is also known as low-frequency hearing loss. RSHL is rare: It affects only 3,000 people in the U.S. and Canada . Put differently, for every 12,000 cases of hearing loss, only one person has RSHL. Like ski-slope hearing loss, there are different degrees of RSHL.1 Mar 2018

While age-related hearing loss cannot be “reversed” , hearing aids can be used to improve your overall hearing. Other possible causes of hearing loss include hearing loss caused by diseases, exposure to loud noises, injury, and ototoxic medications.

Low frequency hearing loss is a treatable condition , and in some cases, it can go away on its own.