{"id":1603,"date":"2020-10-14T17:17:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlestonhearing.com\/?p=1603"},"modified":"2020-10-14T17:17:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:17:55","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-being-hard-of-hearing-and-being-deaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/whats-the-difference-between-being-hard-of-hearing-and-being-deaf\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Difference Between Being Hard of Hearing and Being Deaf?"},"content":{"rendered":"
You\u2019ve likely heard the terms \u201cdeaf\u201d and \u201chard of hearing\u201d used to describe people with hearing loss, but not everyone knows the distinction<\/a>. Below we cover the levels of hearing loss, the distinction between \u201cdeafness\u201d and \u201cbeing hard of hearing,\u201d and the treatment options available.<\/p>\n The difference between being deaf and being hard of hearing lies in the degree of your hearing loss. There are five basic levels audiologists use to describe severity of hearing loss:<\/p>\n People with mild to severe hearing loss<\/a> are considered hard of hearing. In essence, \u201chard of hearing\u201d defines hearing loss where some hearing capability is still present.<\/p>\n On the other hand, \u201cdeafness\u201d refers to profound hearing loss, where there is very little hearing ability remaining or none at all.<\/p>\n According to the Global Burden of Disease, any hearing loss above 35 dB is considered \u201cdisabling.\u201d<\/p>\n An audiologist can determine the best treatment plan for your level of hearing loss. Common recommendations include:<\/p>\n For more information or to schedule an appointment, call The Hearing & Balance Center today.<\/p>\n You\u2019ve likely heard the terms \u201cdeaf\u201d and \u201chard of hearing\u201d used to describe people with hearing loss, but not everyone knows the distinction. Below we cover the levels of hearing loss, the distinction between \u201cdeafness\u201d and \u201cbeing hard of hearing,\u201d and the treatment options available. Levels of Hearing Loss The difference between being deaf and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"8","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"(843) 459-8965 | The difference between being deaf and being hard of hearing lies in the degree of your hearing loss.","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Levels of Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n
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So Where\u2019s the Line?<\/h2>\n
Treating Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n
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