deaf
Cannot perceive sound
Deaf describes the inability to hear, whether total or partial.
Someone deaf in one ear has hearing loss on that side.
The deaf as a group are those with significant hearing loss.
Figuratively, deaf means refusing to listen: My complaints fell on deaf ears.
To be deaf to something is to ignore it willfully.
Capitalized Deaf often refers specifically to the cultural community of deaf people who use sign language.
Reduced ability to perceive sound
- audiologyStudy of hearing disorders
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
- audiogramHearing ability chart
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
conductive · cochlear · tinnitus · otitis · decibels · otoscope · auditory nerve · eustachian tube
Manual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
signer · Gallaudet · facial expression · classifiers · handshape · CODA · visual language · gesture
Personal sound amplifiers
- cochlear implantsAuditory prostheses for deafness
- captioningAdding text to media
- TTYText-based telephone terminal
- speech-to-textAudio-to-written conversion technology
telecoil · bone conduction · CART · closed captions · subtitle
Complete separation from others
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- accessibilityEase of approach
- inclusionBeing made part
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
barrier · advocacy · discrimination · stigma · misunderstanding · communication breakdown · exclusion · identity
hearing loss
Reduced ability to perceive sound
- audiologyStudy of hearing disorders
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
- audiogramHearing ability chart
audiometry · conductive · cochlear · tinnitus · otitis · decibels · otoscope · auditory nerve · eustachian tube · ear canal
ASL
Manual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
interpreter · signer · Gallaudet · facial expression · classifiers · handshape · CODA · visual language · gesture · bilingualism
hearing aids
Personal sound amplifiers
- cochlear implantsAuditory prostheses for deafness
- captioningAdding text to media
- TTYText-based telephone terminal
speech-to-text · telecoil · bone conduction · CART · closed captions · subtitle
isolation
Complete separation from others
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- accessibilityEase of approach
- inclusionBeing made part
accommodation · barrier · advocacy · discrimination · stigma · misunderstanding · communication breakdown · exclusion · identity · belonging
cochlea
Spiral hearing organ
aural · auricular · ear canal · inner ear · middle ear · outer ear · vestibular · malleus · incus · stapes
soundless
Producing no audible noise
quiet · muted · soundproof · hushed
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, hearing test, hearing aid
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- Ear Healthear canal, ear drum, ear infections, ear pain, eardrum
- Special Needsspecial education, special needs, special ed, disability rights, IEP
- IRCIRC, channels, nick, join, part
- tone deafCannot perceive pitch differences
- deafening silenceConspicuous lack of sound
- fall on deaf earsBe ignored despite being spoken
- deaf as a doorpostUtterly without hearing
- turn a deaf earIntentionally refuse to listen
- fallen on deaf earsIgnored despite being said
deafening, deafen, deadened, deafness, deafens, deafer, tone-deaf, deaf-blind, stone-deaf