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Hearing Disorder (Noun)

Meaning

Impairment of the sense of hearing.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • She was diagnosed with a permanent hearing disorder and was prescribed hearing aids to help correct the problem.
  • His hearing disorder was so severe that he could not distinguish between different voices even when people were speaking loudly.
  • The elderly man struggled to follow conversations due to his hearing disorder and often had to rely on lip reading to understand what others were saying.
  • Research into the genetic causes of hearing disorders has led to the development of new treatments for people who suffer from hereditary hearing loss.
  • After working with loud machinery for years without ear protection, he was diagnosed with a permanent hearing disorder that would require him to wear hearing aids for the rest of his life.

Synonyms

  • Hearing Impairment

Hypernyms

  • Handicap
  • Impairment
  • Disability

Hyponyms

  • Conductive Hearing Loss
  • Hyperacusis
  • Sensorineural Hearing Loss
  • Auditory Hyperesthesia
  • Deafness
  • Middle-ear Deafness
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