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Relationship of Responses to Questions About Severity of Hearing Loss (Question 5) and Ease of Talking on the Telephone Without Hearing Aids (Question 7).
| Mild | Moderate | Severe | Profound | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very easy | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Fairly easy | 14 | 51 | 17 | 3 |
| Medium | 7 | 45 | 31 | 5 |
| Somewhat difficult | 4 | 41 | 44 | 9 |
| Very difficult | 1 | 25 | 69 | 21 |
| Impossible | 0 | 7 | 52 | 57 |
