You can become deaf from damage or disruption to any part of the hearing system. Some things that can be a disruption or damage to the hearing system would be wax blocking the ear canals. Hearing loss can have all different stages of how bad it is. People who have a hard time following speech would be considered mild hearing loss. Moderate deafness would be difficulty following speech without a hearing aid. People who rely on lip reading when even having a hearing aid it would be considered severely deaf. For profoundly deaf people may possible communicate by lip reading and sign language. This disorder occurs when the inner ear or auditory nerve is damaged or when sound waves can’t reach the inner ear. If people do not get treated
