hearing impairment

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He also had a hearing impairment which affected his schooling, and he left Eton after one year to study with a private tutor.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Some Alport patients are deaf; others have moderate hearing impairment.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

Using the best available science, our research points to serious effects on health from military noise that include elevated risk of annoyance, sleep disturbance and hearing impairment.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

The results of the study show that hearing impairment is associated with regionally specific brain changes that may occur due to sensory deprivation and to the increased effort required to understand auditory processing stimulations.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

When Muffy was 2, it was discovered that she suffered from a serious hearing impairment.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max