Definition: We use this term to describe people with mild to moderate hearing loss (unable to hear sounds between 25dB and 69Db). We quite often apply this term to people who are losing their hearing gradually due to age.

Category: other condition

Credit: Action on Hearing Loss

Source: http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/your-hearing/about-deafness-and-hearing-loss/glossary/g-to-i.a