hearing threshold
Last reviewed 07/2021
Degrees of Hearing Loss and Their Academic Effects For A Child
- normal hearing (0-25 dB): hearing is within normal limits
- mild hearing loss (26-40 dB): mild hearing loss may cause inattention, difficulty suppressing background noise, and increased listening efforts
- moderate hearing loss (41-55 dB): moderate hearing loss may affect language
development, syntax and articulation, interaction with peers, and self-esteem
- patients have trouble hearing some conversational speech
- moderate-severe hearing loss (56-70 dB): moderate-severe hearing loss may
cause difficulty with speech and decreased speech intelligibility
- not able to hear most conversational-level speech
- severe hearing loss (71-90 dB): severe hearing loss
- may affect voice quality
- profound hearing loss (>90 dB): with profound hearing loss (deafness), speech and language deteriorate