wide range of types of hearing loss

Mild deafness - The quietest sounds heared are between 25 & 39 decibels. Mild deafness may cause some difficulty following speech, in noisy areas.
Moderate deafness - The quietest sounds heared are between 40 & 69 decibels. People with moderate deafness may have difficulty following speech without a hearing aid.
Extreme deafness - The quietest sounds heared are between 70 & 94 decibels. People with extreme deafness will usually need to depend on lip-reading or sign language, even with a hearing aid.
Profound deafness - The quietest sounds heared are 95 decibels or more. People with profound deafness will usually need to depend on lip-reading or sign language.

Hearing impairment or deafness is when your hearing is affected by a illness, disorder, or injury. Different levels of hearing impairment are defined by the quietest sound heard. This is measured in decibels. Below are the different levels of hearing loss:

High Frequency Hearing Loss This is of the most common types of hearing loss. About 60% of the sounds needed to understand speech can be present in the high frequencies. High frequency hearing loss makes speech difficult to decipher as lots of important speech cues are not heard. High frequency hearing loss is often progressive & people may be unaware that their hearing has deteriorated. The sounds that someone with high frequency hearing loss hears can be described as 'vowelly' as the vowels make up most of what can be heard. High frequency hearing loss affects up to 95% of hearing weakened people. Those with high-frequency hearing loss cannot listen to sounds like, so words like stair & chair lead to sounding like air.
Background Sounds These sounds are present in lots of environments & can be a serious source of distraction for people with a hearing impairment. This may be due to the hearing aid that is in use amplifying all sounds, not the sounds the user needs to listen to. This distraction often leads to difficulties in concentration & a lack of performance. Some digital hearing aids amplify sound frequencies around normal speech in an try to minimise background sounds. The simulation contains background sounds that are likely to be present in most office & educational settings. Much of it would go unnoticed by people without a hearing impairment.
Low Frequency Hearing Loss - A who has low frequency hearing loss will have difficulties hearing lots of everyday sounds that are not words such as canines barking, traffic noise & weather sounds. Low frequency hearing loss also affects the hearing of vowels which tend to be in lower frequencies.

Lots of people suffer from different types of hearing loss, such as not being able to listen to positive words or not being able to listen to properly if there is much background noise. Below are lots of the different types of hearing loss:

There is now a lovely range of amplified rings available on the net to help people suffering from varying degrees of hearing loss. These specialist additional loud rings range on cost from as small as £20.99 & can be bought online. Lots of of the rings are hearing aid compatible & come with adjustable tone & volume controls.

lots of the rings available are specifically designed for people suffering from high frequency hearing loss. These amplified rings have an inbuilt sound equaliser so only the high frequency sounds are amplified. There is a wide choice of rings including corded & cordless rings & digital rings in range of colours including white, black & anthracite.

The amplified rings that are specifically designed for people with varying levels of hearing loss are eligible for VAT relief. This means that the VAT that is added to the total cost of the phone is discounted. Some online retailers offer this & it normally requires a form to be done explaining why the customer is entitles to VAT releif.