List of Types of Hearing Loss
1 - Low-frequency loss
Low-frequency hearing loss is defined as an audiometric low-frequency (500 Hz, 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz) pure-tone average greater than 15 dB in one or both ears based on the criteria from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) guidelines for hearing loss thresholds.
2 - High-frequency loss
High-frequency hearing loss is defined as an audiometric high-frequency (3000 Hz, 4000 Hz, 6000 Hz and 8000 Hz) pure-tone average greater than 15 dB in one or both ears based on the criteria from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) guidelines for hearing loss thresholds.
3 - Speech-frequency loss
Speech-frequency hearing loss is defined as an audiometric speech-frequency (500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz and 4000 Hz) pure-tone average greater than 15 dB in one or both ears based on the criteria from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) guidelines for hearing loss thresholds
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