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Hearing impairment — See also: Deaf culture for the social movement.. Deaf and/or hard of hearing Classification and external resources The International Symbol for Deafness … Wikipedia
hearing impairment — noun impairment of the sense of hearing • Syn: ↑hearing disorder • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment • Hyponyms: ↑deafness … Useful english dictionary
hearing impairment, hearing loss — A reduction in the ability to perceive sound; may range from slight inability to complete deafness. SEE ALSO: deafness, threshold shift. acoustic trauma hearing loss sensory hearing … Medical dictionary
Post-lingual hearing impairment — is a hearing impairment where hearing loss is adventitious and develops due to disease or trauma after the acquisition of speech and language, usually after the age of six.Post lingual hearing impairments are far more common than prelingual… … Wikipedia
Hearing loss with craniofacial syndromes — is a common occurrence. Many of these multianomaly disorders involve structural malformations of the outer or middle ear, making a significant hearing loss highly likely. Treacher Collins syndrome Individuals with Treacher Collins syndrome often… … Wikipedia
Hearing conservation program — Hearing conservation programs are design to prevent noise induced hearing loss. A written hearing conservation program is required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8 … Wikipedia
Hearing (sense) — Hearing (or audition) is one of the traditional five senses. It is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations via an organ such as the ear. The inability to hear is called deafness.In humans and other vertebrates, hearing is performed… … Wikipedia
hearing-impaired — adj. having a hearing impairment making hearing difficult; having a defective but functioning sense of hearing. Syn: hard of hearing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hearing protectors — are devices designed to prevent Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL), a type of post lingual hearing impairment.* Earplug A device inserted into the ear canal. * Earmuffs Objects designed to cover a person s ears … Wikipedia
hearing disorder — noun impairment of the sense of hearing • Syn: ↑hearing impairment • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment • Hyponyms: ↑deafnes … Useful english dictionary
