A person with severe hearing level will hear no speech when a person is talking at a normal level and only some loud sounds. Will not be able to discriminate words without visual cues. If hearing loss is present during first year of life, understanding of spoken language and use of speech will not develop spontaneously. Own speech is mostly unintelligible. A parent of a deaf child might encounter the term “severe hearing level” when discussing their child’s audiogram results with their audiologist.
Has your child or family member been identified as deaf or hard of hearing?