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Record 1 2024-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hearing
  • The Ear
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouïe
  • Oreille
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.

Key term(s)
  • perte modérée de l'audition
  • déficience modérée de l'audition

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