Table 1.
Grade | Description | Pure Tone Audiogram, dB | Speech Discrimination, % |
---|---|---|---|
I | Good—excellent | 0–30 | 70–100 |
II | Serviceable | 31–50 | 50–69 |
III | Nonserviceable | 51–90 | 5–49 |
IV | Poor | 91-max | 1–4 |
V | None | not testable | 0 |
If pure tone audiogram and speech discrimination do not correlate, the lower class is used.