hard of hearing
Somewhat hearing impaired
Hard of hearing describes partial hearing loss—less severe than deafness but enough to affect communication.
The phrase is considered more respectful than "hearing impaired" in many contexts: My grandmother is hard of hearing, so speak up.
It often appears as a noun phrase for the group: services for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Implanted auditory nerve stimulator
- captioningAdding text to media
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- telecoilMagnetic receiver in hearing aids
- TTYText-based telephone terminal
speech-to-text · flashing lights · streaming · Bluetooth · real-time captions · CART · relay service · sound amplifier
Interpreting speech visually
- speechreadingInterpreting spoken language visually
- clear speechUnderstandable spoken language
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- articulationClear vocal expression
face-to-face · eye contact · gestures · context clues · repetition · rephrasing · background noise · acoustics
Hearing ability chart
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
- conductiveAllows energy transfer
- decibelsAcoustic intensity units
cochlea · audiometry · otitis · eustachian · otoscope · eardrum · threshold · frequency
Social world of the hearing-impaired
- ASLManual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
advocacy · accessibility · accommodation · inclusion · awareness · disclosure · self-advocacy · stigma
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- isolationComplete separation from others
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
strain · misunderstanding · embarrassment · anxiety · social withdrawal · exclusion · barrier · challenge
cochlear implant
Implanted auditory nerve stimulator
- captioningAdding text to media
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- telecoilMagnetic receiver in hearing aids
TTY · speech-to-text · flashing lights · streaming · Bluetooth · real-time captions · CART · relay service · sound amplifier · earmold
lip-reading
Interpreting speech visually
- speechreadingInterpreting spoken language visually
- clear speechUnderstandable spoken language
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
articulation · face-to-face · eye contact · gestures · context clues · repetition · rephrasing · background noise · acoustics · miscommunication
audiogram
Hearing ability chart
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
- conductiveAllows energy transfer
decibels · cochlea · audiometry · otitis · eustachian · otoscope · eardrum · threshold · frequency · mild
deaf culture
Social world of the hearing-impaired
- ASLManual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
interpreter · advocacy · accessibility · accommodation · inclusion · awareness · disclosure · self-advocacy · stigma · invisible disability
frustration
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- isolationComplete separation from others
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
concentration · strain · misunderstanding · embarrassment · anxiety · social withdrawal · exclusion · barrier · challenge · self-consciousness
- Deaf Communitydeaf people, deaf children, deaf students, deaf athletes, deaf interpreters
- deaf servicesASL, sign language, speech therapist, deaf community, interpreter
- ear disordersear pain, tinnitus, earache, inner ear infection, outer ear infection
- hearingear, cochlea, deaf, deafness, eardrum
- aging humorretirement jokes, senior moments, senior moment, over the hill, old timer
- Deaf cultureASL, sign language, signing, signer, name sign
hard of hearingstone deaf
Total loss of hearing
acute hearing · sharp hearing · keen hearing · deaf · deaf as a post
hard, hearing, hardly, harden, heard, hardship, hardness, hears, harder