Is tone deafness related to hearing loss?

According to some researcher that tone-deaf people could not consciously hear their own singing, and others indicating that abnormalities in brain regions that affect sound perception and production. “Congenital amusia” or “tone deafness” is not only related to hearing loss. read more

Yes it is related to hearing loss. Tone deafness is the lack of ability to distinguish between musical tone. It is not related to the lack of knowledge about music. Tone deafness is the congenital form of amusia. Tone deafness is mainly genetic but some times it may happen due to brain injury. read more

The most common type of hearing loss is a ‘high-frequency’ hearing loss frequently found in older people, called presbycusis. This makes speech muffled and harder to follow, you hear the words but cannot always understand. read more

Noise - According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), more than 10 million Americans have suffered irreversible damage due to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), with 30-50 million more exposed to dangerous noise levels on a daily basis. read more