High-frequency hearing impairment

What it means

A type of hearing impairment affecting primarily the higher frequencies of sound (3,000 to 6,000 Hz).

High frequency hearing impairment often involves loss of ability to hear consonants such as s, f, t, and z, even though vowels can be heard normally.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: High frequency hearing loss · High-frequency deafness · Progressive high frequency hearing loss · Progressive high-frequency hearing loss