Varying Degrees of Hearing Loss and the Effects on Understanding Language and Speech

Children with minimal or borderline hearing losses (16-25 dB HL) can miss up to 10% of the speech signal if the teacher is more than 3 feet away or if the classroom is noisy.
- These children may appear inappropriate, awkward, or immature.

Children with minimal or borderline hearing losses (16-25 dB HL) can miss up to 10% of the speech signal if the teacher is more than 3 feet away or if the classroom is noisy.