A person with a mild hearing loss may hear some speech sounds but soft sounds are hard to hear.

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• Mild Hearing Loss

• Moderate Hearing Loss

• Severe Hearing Loss

• Profound Hearing Loss

Degree of Hearing Loss or Deafness

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Types of Hearing Loss. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilties. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/types.html

CDC: Hearing Loss in Children

Mild Hearing Loss

A person with a moderate hearing loss may hear almost no speech when another person is talking at a normal level.

Moderate Hearing Loss

A person with severe hearing loss will hear no speech when a person is talking at a normal level and only some loud sounds.

Severe Hearing Loss

A person with a profound hearing loss will not hear any speech and only very loud sounds.

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