hearing impairment

/hɪərɪŋ ɪmˌpɛrmənt/

Definitions of hearing impairment

1. noun

   impairment of the sense of hearing
   synonyms: hearing disorder

   types:

   deafness, hearing loss

   partial or complete loss of hearing

   conduction deafness, conductive hearing loss, middle-ear deafness

   hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear

   auditory hyperesthesia, hyperacusia, hyperacusis

   abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels

   nerve deafness, sensorineural hearing loss

   hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve

   tin ear, tone deafness

   an inability to distinguish differences in pitch

   deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism

   congenital deafness that results in inability to speak

   type of:

   disability, disablement, handicap, impairment

   a condition that makes it difficult or impossible for someone to perform some physical or mental task