hearing impairment
Partial or total deafness
Hearing impairment is partial or complete loss of the ability to hear.
The term covers a spectrum from mild difficulty following conversation to profound deafness.
It may be present from birth or acquired through age, illness, injury, or noise exposure.
Students with hearing impairments may need accommodations in the classroom.
The phrase is often preferred in medical and educational contexts as more neutral than "deaf" or "hard of hearing."
Hearing ability chart
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
- otoscopeEar canal inspection instrument
- decibelsAcoustic intensity units
hertz · conductive · cochlea · ear canal · ear drum · eustachian tube · frequency range
Manual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- visual languageMeaning through images
Perceived phantom ear sounds
- ear infectionInflamed auditory canal
- noise-inducedCaused by loud sounds
- age-relatedTied to chronological progression
- perforated eardrumHole in hearing membrane
recruitment · unilateral · bilateral · profound · moderate · mild · severe
Interpreting speech visually
- accessibilityEase of approach
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- reasonable accommodationWorkplace change enabling disabled participation
- universal designCreating spaces usable by all
inclusive education · relay service · CART · written communication · quiet environment · clear speech · awareness training · barrier-free
Implanted auditory nerve stimulator
- captioningAdding text to media
- speech-to-textAudio-to-written conversion technology
- telecoilMagnetic receiver in hearing aids
- TTYText-based telephone terminal
Identity embracing sign language community
- GallaudetDeaf higher education institution
- DeaflympicsAthletic competition for deaf
- CODAHearing offspring of deaf
- residential schoolInstitution combining education and housing
audiogram
Hearing ability chart
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
- otoscopeEar canal inspection instrument
decibels · hertz · conductive · cochlea · ear canal · ear drum · eustachian tube · frequency range
ASL
Manual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
tinnitus
Perceived phantom ear sounds
- ear infectionInflamed auditory canal
- noise-inducedCaused by loud sounds
- age-relatedTied to chronological progression
perforated eardrum · recruitment · unilateral · bilateral · profound · moderate · mild · severe
lip-reading
Interpreting speech visually
- accessibilityEase of approach
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- reasonable accommodationWorkplace change enabling disabled participation
universal design · inclusive education · relay service · CART · written communication · quiet environment · clear speech · awareness training · barrier-free · workplace accommodation
cochlear implant
Implanted auditory nerve stimulator
- captioningAdding text to media
- speech-to-textAudio-to-written conversion technology
- telecoilMagnetic receiver in hearing aids
Deaf culture
Identity embracing sign language community
- GallaudetDeaf higher education institution
- DeaflympicsAthletic competition for deaf
- CODAHearing offspring of deaf
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, amputees
- special educationspecial education, special ed, special needs, IEP, IEPs
- Special Needsspecial education, special needs, special ed, disability rights, IEP
- hearing aidsbehind-the-ear, in-the-ear, cochlear implants, ear mold, earmolds
hearing, impaired, impairment, deafness, hearings, deafened, impairments, hard of hearing