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From: Karen.Keil@f809.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Karen Keil)
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Subject: Re: Hearing Impaired
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Date: 3 Dec 90 16:57:57 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

        According to some books I've read, the point at where a person 
is considered deaf varies from 80-85 decibels to 90 decibels.  They 
consider someone with a 90 decibel loss as 'deaf' whereas anyone with 
80 or better is hard of hearing.  There's no firm dividing line or 
consensus.
        My hearing used to be 55 - 60 db loss at age seven, but now 
I've lost so much hearing with the loss at 95 db and worse that I now 
have a profound hearing loss, whereas it used to be merely severely 
hard-of-hearing.  
        The term 'hearing-impaired' is just a general term to refer to 
all those who have hearing loss (not normal hearing).
        The term 'deaf' refers to all those who have 'bad' hearing 
losses and/or belong to the deaf culture.  This is just my opinion, 
okay?
        Hope this helps.
Karen
P.S.  The term 'hearing-impaired' seems to be a official term used in 
official documents--like all those terms like 'differently abled', etc.
The term 'deaf' is generally applied to people with profound hearing 
losses, while people with severe, moderate, mild losses are only hard 
of hearing.  

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