Who is HOH?

deafdyke said:
Well anyone with a loss of less then 70 dcB is hoh, and anyone with a loss greater then that is deaf.
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I have 86 dcb loss in my left ear and 95 dcb loss in my right ear ..
I can hear high sounds without HA.. I can hear loud speech but cannot understand it without lipreading and HA ...

I mainly use speech and don't know how to sign.

Now, Am I deaf or hoh? ... I'm wondering :confused:
 
I pretty much think that if the person can't hear the same as hearing people can, they're hard of hearing. If they can't hear anything at all without hearing aids or an implant, they're deaf.

Those are how I define the words in the physical sense. That said, I know people who are hard of hearing by my definitions and use the label 'deaf' for themselves. I know people who are deaf by my definitions and use the label 'hard of hearing', so while that's usually how I would define the terms, not everyone will agree with me, and different people have different tastes with regards to which label they like more.
 
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