Grade 3 Hearing Impaired, CTCAE

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** Adult: Hearing loss requiring hearing aid; intervention indicated; limiting self-care ADL; threshold shift of >25 dB averaged at 3 contiguous test frequencies in at least one ear(on a 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 kHz audiogram); Pediatric (on a 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 kHz audiogram): Hearing loss sufficient to indicate therapeutic intervention, including hearing aids; threshold shift >20 dB at 2 to <4 kHz in at least one ear; severe impact on age-appropriate normal daily activity

**Synonyms:** - Grade 3 Hearing impaired - Grade 3 Hearing impaired