See Direct Audio Input.

Abbreviation for decibel—a tenth of a bel. Named after Alexander Graham Bell, thus the “B” is always capitalized in his honor—thus dB. (See Decibel.)

When written with a small “d”, it refers to a person with little or no measurable hearing, i. e. 90+ dB hearing loss. A person with severe or profound hearing loss.

When capitalized, Deaf refers to those who consider themselves a part of the Deaf culture, and choose to communicate using a signed language such as American Sign Language (ASL), instead of spoken communication.

The unit that measures the intensity (loudness) of sound. It is used to express the degree of a person’s hearing loss. The smaller the number, the better the hearing. Normal hearing thresholds range between 0 and 20 dB. More technically, a decibel is a unit of measure that defines sound intensity (loudness) based on sound […]

The inability to tolerate everyday sounds that most people easily tolerate due to experiencing one of the forms of hyperacusis, especially loudness hyperacusis.