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Originally Posted by deafdyke
Well profound can mean anything from only hearing 10% -30% of speech unaided to absolutly no useful hearing and everything in between.
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The definition of profound is at least 90db HL. Some audiologists consider my loss severe, others consider it profound. I do have a 90db HL at 500Hz and above but at 250Hz(and of course below) it's 75db or less. However I am considered deaf since my HL is at least 70db and I hear pratically nothing unaided, no speech, no sounds(well unless I press my ear to the speakers with the volume cranked way up)