People in general are affected by two kinds of hearing impairments. Hearing loss in a deaf person is so great that even the use of a hearing aid cannot prevent the person from not hearing what is being said. However, a person may hear quite a lot of what is being said if he or she is hard of hearing and not completely deaf. The following are the kinds of hearing impairments: the middle or outer part of the ear could get affected which could lead to reduced sound intensity or ...