Degree of Hearing Loss

Terms utilized to represent the thresholds of hearing graphed onto an audiogram to help describe the different degrees of hearing impairment expected. One commonly used scale is: mild = 25 to 40 dB, moderate = 41 to 55 dB, moderately–severe = 56 to 70 dB, severe = 71 to 90 dB, and profound = greater than 90 dB.