Hearing impairment- a disability which involves the incapacity of a certain person to hear any sound or partly losing the sense of hearing that can be very common to older persons which are medically derived as presbycusis.
We must take care of our ears to lessen the possibility of losing our sense of hearing at a young age. We can’t afford not to hear loud sounds especially if we are working on places prone in loud sounds like machines, vehicles, and airplanes.
Here are the different levels of hearing impairment:
0 – No impairment- a loss of 25 dB where people with this degree of hearing ability can be able to hear whispers.
1 – Slight impairment- a loss of 26 – 40 dB at this level a person can still hear some words spoken in a normal voice at 1 meter.
2 – Moderate impairment – a loss of 41 – 60 dB at this level person can hear and repeat words spoken in a raised voice at 1 meter, normally hearing aids are needed.
3 – Severe impairment – a loss of 61 – 80 dB at this level a person can hear some words when shouted into the ear. Hearing aids are mostly needed.
4 – Profound impairment – a loss of 81 dB or greater where at this level a person is unable to hear and understand a shouted voice. Hearing aids may help understanding words in some cases. Teaching lip reading and sign language is a must.

Hearing impairment- a disability which involves the incapacity of a certain person to hear any sound or partly losing the sense of hearing that can be very common to older persons which are medically derived as presbycusis.

We must take care of our ears to lessen the possibility of losing our sense of hearing at a young age. We can’t afford not to hear loud sounds especially if we are working on places prone in loud sounds like machines, vehicles, and airplanes.

Here are the different levels of hearing impairment:

0 – No impairment- a loss of 25 dB where people with this degree of hearing ability can be able to hear whispers.

1 – Slight impairment- a loss of 26 – 40 dB at this level a person can still hear some words spoken in a normal voice at 1 meter.

2 – Moderate impairment – a loss of 41 – 60 dB at this level person can hear and repeat words spoken in a raised voice at 1 meter, normally hearing aids are needed.

3 – Severe impairment – a loss of 61 – 80 dB at this level a person can hear some words when shouted into the ear. Hearing aids are mostly needed.

4 – Profound impairment – a loss of 81 dB or greater where at this level a person is unable to hear and understand a shouted voice. Hearing aids may help understanding words in some cases. Teaching lip reading and sign language is a must.

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