partial deafness
Hearing somewhat impaired
Partial deafness is hearing loss that reduces but doesn't eliminate the ability to perceive sound.
Someone with partial deafness may hear some frequencies but not others, or may need sounds to be louder than normal to register.
The condition ranges from mild to severe: She wears hearing aids for her partial deafness.
Also called hearing impairment or hard of hearing.
- hearing lossReduced ability to perceive sound
- hard of hearingReduced auditory ability
- hearing testAuditory acuity evaluation
- muffledMade quieter, less distinct
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
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- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, hearing test, hearing aid
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- ear disordersear pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, earache, inner ear infection
- ear symptomsearache, ear pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, ear discharge
- sensationstaste, touch, smell, sound, pain
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