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.