{"id":897,"date":"2020-10-14T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahgeorgia.fm1.dev\/?p=897"},"modified":"2021-02-22T17:55:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:55:21","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-being-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/whats-the-difference-between-being-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Difference Between Being Deaf and Hard of Hearing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019ve likely heard the terms \u201chard of hearing\u201d and \u201cdeaf\u201d used to describe hearing loss, but they\u2019re not interchangeable. In order to understand the distinction, we first need to review the different levels of hearing loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are the Levels of Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are four general levels, also called \u201cdegrees,\u201d of hearing loss<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n