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This article is a physical description of hearing impairment. See Deaf culture for deafness as seen from a cultural model. A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). It is important to note that the term "hearing-impaired" is considered offensive by many Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, who prefer the two latter terms. Explanation While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many are permanent. Whether ...
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Resources
- Auditory Processing Disorder in Children (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- ¿Cuándo es excesivo el ruido? (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Captions for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Cochlear Implants (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Cochlear Implants in Adults and Children (Office of Medical Applications of Research, NIH, HHS)
- Deafness and Hearing Loss (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, ED)
- Diez Maneras de Detectar La Pérdidia del Oído (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Ear noise/buzzing (National Institutes of Health, OPHS, HHS)
- Hearing Aids (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse, NIDCD, NIH, HHS)
- Hearing Impairment (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Hearing, Speech, and Language Problems in Children (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- NIHSeniorHealth (National Institute on Aging)
- No Siempre el Silencio es Oro (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Noise: How Loud Is Too Loud? (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Otosclerosis (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Presbycusis (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Something to Talk About: Spoken Language Approaches for Children with Hearing Loss (Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- Sound Advice on Hearing Aids (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
- Telecommunications Relay Services (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Tinnitus Research (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse, NIDCD, NIH, HHS)
- Usher Syndrome (Foundation Fighting Blindness)
- Vestibular Schwannomaand Neurofibromatosis (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Waardenburg Syndrome (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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