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(Color online) Mean pure-tone thresholds as a function of frequency for listeners with normal hearing and listeners with hearing loss. The filled symbols represent listeners with normal hearing. The open symbols represent listeners with hearing loss. Frequency (kHz) is shown on the x axis, and hearing thresholds (dB HL) is shown on the y axis.
