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Hearing Loss Defined

Understanding Your Diagnosis

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If you’ve been diagnosed with hearing loss, it is important to understand what the

results of your hearing test are actually telling

you.

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To discover the answer, let’s review some basic

terms your hearing professional will use to discuss your degree or

level of loss.

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When you have a hearing test, the results are plotted on an audiogram.

The softest sound you are able to hear, at least 50% of the time, is called your threshold. Normal thresholds for adults are 0-25 dB.

If you have a loss of hearing, your degree of loss is categorized by your threshold.

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MildHearing difficulty will

occur for soft speech and listening in background

noise. Hearing in quiet is generally manageable.

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ModerateAt this degree of loss, difficulty

hearing conversations will occur, especially while in background noise. The

television and radio may also need to be turned higher.

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Moderately-severe Clarity of speech is

significantly reduced and the most difficulty will

occur in groups.

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Severe Normal conversation is not

audible. Loud speech is also difficult to hear or

understand. At this degree of loss, the person can hear

only if speech is shouted or amplified for them.

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ProfoundAt this level even

amplified speech is difficult to understand.