Identity is always a huge issue in the deaf/hoh community. We are all so different. It's really all up to you on how you would like to be perceived regardless of the actual level of hearing. I like to call myself both deaf and hard of hearing as I am fluent in ASL and have ties to the Deaf community but I'm also use my voice and hearing aids quite a lot. It changes from time to time.
You can say I'm partially deaf, or hearing impaired (this word is an issue with the Deaf community), or I'm deaf but i still can hear some. Or that you are an orally deaf person. There are many ways to describe yourself. Also, people who never met a deaf person may not understand what's it like to be deaf or aware of the wide range of hearing loss, so it can be confusing for them. Sometimes I find it better to say i am deaf because it forces people to speak louder or at least lets them know that I cannot hear them normally. When I say I'm hard of hearing that can mean very different for a lot of people. Most hearing people deal with hard of hearing folks who may be older adults that have a mild hearing loss just needs to speak louder or automatically gets closer to my ear to speak. I'm like "nonon I need to read your lips"
Also they don't have to know everything about your hearing, whether it's correct or not.
If you want a more medically approach you can ask your audiologist or look online for audio-graphs.
Hope this helps 
