sensory impairment
Diminished sense function
Sensory impairment is partial or complete loss of one or more senses—most commonly sight or hearing.
The term covers a spectrum from mild difficulty to total absence: services for people with sensory impairments, accommodations for students with visual or hearing impairments.
Dual sensory impairment affects both vision and hearing simultaneously.
- hearing lossReduced ability to perceive sound
- blindnessAbsence of vision
- deafnessLack of auditory function
- anosmiaTotal olfactory loss
- numbnessLoss of sensation
neuropathy · glaucoma · low vision · blurred vision · macular degeneration · tinnitus · assistive technology · cataracts · paresthesia · white cane · dulled · muted · distorted · touch · glasses · foggy · disability · ringing
- Aging Problemsdementia, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, arthritis, falls
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, amputees
- dysfunctionserectile dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, thyroid dysfunction, organ failure, heart failure
- special educationspecial education, special ed, special needs, IEP, IEPs
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- disability servicesdisability benefits, disability services, disability allowance, disability advocacy, disability payments
perceptual acuity
sensory impairmenthypersensitivity
Exaggerated response to stimuli
keen perception · supersensitivity · eagle eyes · perfect pitch · synesthesia