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There are many kinds of hearing loss
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A child who has problems hearing usually has difficulty with both loudness and pitch. For example:
 This baby does not hear well. She cannot hear high-pitch sounds.
She cannot hear her father playing the flute. But she can hear low-pitch, loud sounds like drums. |
This boy cannot not hear well. He cannot hear low-pitch sounds.
He cannot hear his father playing the drum, though he may feel its vibration (shaking). But he can hear high-pitch sounds like a baby crying.
This girl cannot hear well. She cannot hear middle-pitch sounds.
She can hear high-pitch sounds, so she can hear the baby crying. She can also hear low-pitch sounds like her father's voice. But she cannot hear her mother's voice.
This boy is completely deaf. He cannot hear any sounds.
He cannot hear his mother, the chickens in the yard, or the truck on the road, no matter how loud they are.