Is reverse-slope hearing loss Rare?

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

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Is tinnitus high or low frequency?

Pitch and loudness of a tinnitus sensation are typically characterized by matching a synthesized sound to the tinnitus percept [see Ref. (8, 9) for an overview]. Pitch matches of tinnitus patients are usually in the rather high-frequency region above 3 kHz and only rarely below 1 kHz (10).5 Oca 2017

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