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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[A person with a moderate hearing loss can only detect sounds between 40 and 69 dB(decibels). People with] moderate hearing loss won’t be able to hear people working in a quiet office, rain falling [or] coffee brewing in a percolator.  3, record 1, English, - moderate%20hearing%20loss

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Perte auditive qui se situe entre 40 et 70 dB (décibels). Les gens qui ont une perte auditive modérée ne peuvent entendre les gens qui travaillent silencieusement dans leur bureau, la pluie qui tombe ou le bruit d'un percolateur.  4, record 1, French, - perte%20auditive%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9e

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A person is said to have hearing loss if they are not able to hear as well as someone with normal hearing, meaning hearing thresholds of 20 dB [decibels] or better in both ears. It can be mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe or profound, and can affect one or both ears.  3, record 2, English, - hearing%20loss

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[hearing loss: The term "hearing loss"] is acceptable to describe an audiological phenomenon. It’s ... the right term to describe a condition generally, as in "Hearing loss is becoming more common.", "A person with hearing loss" is acceptable.  4, record 2, English, - hearing%20loss

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Many of those with hearing loss agree that it’s fine to describe a person as having a hearing impairment[,] but not to use "the hearing impaired" to describe a category of people.  5, record 2, English, - hearing%20loss

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS

Avoid wording such as "suffers from" or "afflicted by" that might imply that hearing loss is a hardship, illness, challenge or abnormality.  6, record 2, English, - hearing%20loss

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La surdité est dite légère si la perte auditive est comprise entre 20 et 40 dB [décibels], moyenne si la perte auditive est comprise entre 40 et 60 dB, sévère si la perte auditive est comprise entre 60 et 80 dB, profonde si la perte auditive est supérieure à 80 dB.  4, record 2, French, - perte%20auditive

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[Il faut éviter] des formulations telles que «souffre de», «est atteint ou atteinte de» ou «est victime de» qui pourrait laisser entendre qu'une perte auditive est une épreuve, une maladie, un défi ou une anomalie.  5, record 2, French, - perte%20auditive

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

[Le terme «perte auditive»] est [...] acceptable pour décrire un phénomène audiologique. Il s'agit du terme adéquat pour décrire un état de façon générale (par exemple, «la perte auditive est de plus en plus courante»). L'expression «une personne ayant une perte auditive» est également acceptable.  6, record 2, French, - perte%20auditive

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La pérdida auditiva puede ser el resultado de muchas cosas. Algunos tipos de disminución auditiva son temporales y otras son permanentes. La mayoría de los problemas de audición ocurren tan gradualmente que puede llevar un largo período de tiempo antes de que una persona se dé cuenta que no está escuchando correctamente.  1, record 2, Spanish, - p%C3%A9rdida%20auditiva

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A bilateral hearing loss is a hearing loss in both ears. A bilateral hearing loss can have different degrees : mild, moderate, severe or profound. The bilateral hearing impairment may be caused by factors in the outer, middle or inner ear or a combination of these areas.  3, record 3, English, - bilateral%20hearing%20loss

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Une déficience auditive bilatérale est une surdité des deux oreilles. Une déficience auditive bilatérale peut avoir différents degrés : légère, modérée, sévère ou profonde. La perte auditive bilatérale peut être causée par des facteurs dans l'oreille externe, moyenne ou interne ou une combinaison des trois.  4, record 3, French, - perte%20auditive%20bilat%C3%A9rale

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Disminución en la capacidad para percibir sonidos en ambos oídos.  3, record 3, Spanish, - p%C3%A9rdida%20de%20audici%C3%B3n%20bilateral

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In future reports audiometric assessment should be classified according to levels of residual hearing, with specific objective definitions for each level. Such categories might include mild, moderate, severe, and profound hearing loss, as determined by combinations of pure tone averages and speech recognition scores.  2, record 4, English, - pure%20tone%20average

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The canal aid is appropriate for persons with a mild to moderate hearing loss. This is the smallest aid available. It fits in the canal portion of the ear and very inconspicuous.  2, record 5, English, - in%2Dthe%2Dcanal%20hearing%20aid

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Prothèse intra-auriculaire logée dans le conduit auditif, plus loin que la dépression centrale du pavillon.  3, record 5, French, - proth%C3%A8se%20intracanal

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish