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The number of adolescents in Indonesia reaches around 26.3% of total population (Cicih, 2016). The large number of adolescents were an asset for the country. Data Susenas 2003-2012 showed percentage of disability increased from 0.69% to 2.45% (Kemenkes RI., 2014). Adolescents are among them have hearing loss. Adolescent with hearing loss have a normal biological body but have difficulty hearing and speaking. Therefore adolescents with hearing loss need special attention according to their need. Effect of the hearing loss, they was not understood and practiced reproductive health, so it is necessary to ascertain the level of knowledge and behavior about basic reproductive health of adolescents. This study was observational study with descriptive analysis. Population was all adolescents with hearing loss in Surabaya City. The sample was partialy adolescents of the students with hearing loss of Karya Mulia Middle School was 25 students(class 7,8,9). The results showed that average level of knowledge in adolescents was higher after the provision of reproductive health education in schools (9.20) than before (8.84). Some basic reproductive health materials such as puberty, maintain reproductive health organs was still not well understood. Based on this condition its important to ensure the level of knowledge and behavior of adolescents in order to get past puberty properly and healthly. Special assistance can be given related to this adolescent. Even schools can make special policies to conduct adolescent reproductive health education according to the results of evaluation of the level of knowledge and behavior of reproductive health.