Which term describes a patient with no hearing but does respond to loud sounds?

• A. Adequate Hearing
• B. Highly Impaired Hearing
• C. Minimal Difficulty Hearing
• D. Severely Impaired Hearing

Answer: (D)

The concept here is how hearing status is categorized in the OASIS framework. When a patient has no functional hearing but can still respond to loud sounds, this indicates a substantial but not complete loss of hearing. The term that matches this level of impairment is Severely Impaired Hearing, because it describes severe difficulty with hearing yet acknowledges that very loud noises can still elicit a response. The other terms would imply different levels: Adequate Hearing means normal hearing, Minimal Difficulty Hearing means only mild trouble, and Highly Impaired Hearing would suggest an even greater inability to respond, often without any reaction even to loud sounds.