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Hearing loss categories and thresholds for people aged 20 to 79
Text table 1
Hearing loss categories and thresholds for people aged 20 to 79
Table summary
This table displays the results of Hearing loss categories and thresholds for people aged 20 to 79. The information is grouped by Hearing loss category (appearing as row headers), Hearing loss threshold (dB) (appearing as column headers).
Hearing loss category
Hearing loss threshold (dB)
Normal hearing
25 or lower
Mild loss
26 to 40
Moderate loss
41 to 70
Severe loss
71 to 90
Profound loss
Above 90
Note: Based on American Speech-Language Hearing Association guidelines.Note 25
