A person with a mild hearing level may hear some speech sounds but soft sounds are hard to hear. Will have trouble hearing faint or distant speech and understanding speech in a noisy environment. Many children with undiagnosed mild hearing loss experience language delays and read at grade level equivalencies below those of their normal hearing peers. A parent of a deaf child may encounter the term “mild hearing loss” when discussing their child’s audiogram results with a doctor or audiologist.
Has your child or family member been identified as deaf or hard of hearing?