Profound hearing loss

Profound hearing loss

Profound hearing loss is defined as a hearing greater than 90 decibels (dB) — meaning that an individual with profound hearing loss can only hear sounds that are louder than 90 dB. A person with normal hearing can detect sounds between 0 dB and 20 dB.

For comparison with other levels of hearing loss, see Quantification of hearing loss.

External links

* [http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning/students/disabilities/resources/information/hi/ishi-33.html "Profound Hearing Loss"] from The Queensland Department of Education and the Arts


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