La hipoacusia aparece en el audiograma.

In Spanish, it is very common to use the definite article with nouns when talking about a condition, concept, or category in a general way. So la hipoacusia sounds natural for hearing loss as a medical condition.

In English, we often leave the article out: Hearing loss appears on the audiogram.
In Spanish, La hipoacusia aparece en el audiograma is the normal structure.

Good question. Spanish uses el instead of la before some feminine nouns that begin with a stressed a- sound, such as el agua or el águila.

But hipoacusia does not begin with a stressed a sound. It begins with hi-, and the stress is elsewhere: hi-po-a-CU-sia. So it keeps the normal feminine article:

• la hipoacusia
• una hipoacusia severa

So hipoacusia is feminine, and la is correct.

Yes, aparece literally means appears, but in this kind of medical sentence it often means something like:

• shows up
• is visible
• can be seen
• is seen

So La hipoacusia aparece en el audiograma means that the hearing loss is evident or shows up on the audiogram.

In natural English, you might translate the idea as:

• The hearing loss shows up on the audiogram
• The audiogram shows hearing loss

Because en means in/on and fits the idea of something appearing or being visible on a test result or chart.

• aparece en el audiograma = appears on the audiogram

If you used del audiograma, that would usually mean of the audiogram or from the audiogram, which expresses a different relationship.

So here, en is the natural preposition because the audiogram is the place where the finding is seen.

Because the subject is la hipoacusia, which is singular.

• la hipoacusia = singular
• aparece = third person singular of aparecer

If the subject were plural, the verb would also be plural:

• Las hipoacusias aparecen en los audiogramas

So the verb agrees with the noun phrase la hipoacusia.

It is mainly a medical or technical word. In everyday Spanish, people may more often say things like:

• pérdida de audición
• problemas de audición
• sordera (depending on the situation, though this is not always exactly the same thing)

Hipoacusia is precise and common in healthcare contexts, reports, and diagnoses.

It is pronounced roughly like:

ee-po-ah-KOO-syah

A few key points:

• The h is silent in Spanish.
• The stress is on cu: hi-po-a-CU-sia.
• The cia at the end is usually pronounced like sya in most of Latin America.

So:

• hipoacusia → ee-po-ah-KOO-syah

It is pronounced roughly like:

ow-dyo-GRA-ma

Key points:

• The stress is on gra: au-dio-GRA-ma
• au sounds like the ow in cow
• dio is usually pronounced something like dyo

So:

• audiograma → ow-dyo-GRA-ma

Because la hipoacusia is the thing that appears, so it is the subject of the sentence.

Structure:

• La hipoacusia = subject
• aparece = verb
• en el audiograma = prepositional phrase telling where it appears

So the sentence means:

• The hearing loss appears on the audiogram

If you wanted el audiograma to be the subject, you would need a different verb and structure, for example:

• El audiograma muestra la hipoacusia = The audiogram shows the hearing loss

Yes. Se ve en el audiograma is also natural and often feels a bit more direct in everyday or clinical speech.

Compare:

• La hipoacusia aparece en el audiograma = the hearing loss appears/shows up on the audiogram
• La hipoacusia se ve en el audiograma = the hearing loss can be seen on the audiogram

Both are correct.
Aparece can sound slightly more formal or descriptive, while se ve can sound a bit more straightforward.

Yes. The present tense in Spanish is often used for:

• general truths
• scientific or medical statements
• descriptions of what a test shows

So La hipoacusia aparece en el audiograma is a standard present-tense statement describing what is seen in that kind of result or in the current result being discussed.

It does not necessarily mean the action is happening right now in a dramatic sense. It is just the normal tense for stating the finding.