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partial or complete loss of hearing
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Hearing impairment or deafness is decreased or absent ability to perceive auditory information. While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent disability. Of vital importance are the age at which the hearing loss occurred, as this may interfere with the acquisition of spoken language. Hearing aids and cochlear implants may alleviate some of the barriers caused by hearing impairment, but are often insufficient. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deafness
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There are two types of deafness: sensori-neural and conductive. In sensori-neural deafness, the defect lies in either the cochlea (the organ that converts vibrations to nerve impulses) or in the transmission of the sound signals to the brain once they have left the cochlea. This form of deafness tends to occur with age, and is accelerated by exposure to loud sounds (eg, at a disco, from a ghetto blaster, from a portable radio used with earphones, from construction projects). ...
출처: www.science.org.au/nova/029/029glo.htm
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| deafness |
The condition of having a hearing loss.
출처: www.bvmschool.on.ca/courses/hearing/H_GLOS.htm
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The permanent and profound loss of hearing in both ears with an auditory threshold of more than 90 decibels.
출처: www.insurance-journal.ca/tables/04_05mayL1.html
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