hearing impairment

Example Sentences

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Ms Hext, who was born with a hearing impairment and is now profoundly deaf, will be competing in the S5 100m freestyle.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

The risk was highest for structural head injuries -- 26 times the risk, hearing impairment -- almost eight times the risk, and motor impairment -- almost five times the risk.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024

We know little about him, other than he’s a recluse and is tortured by an increasingly debilitating tinnitus-like hearing impairment.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

And although Black women are statistically less inclined to be diagnosed with a hearing impairment than white women, I still find myself in a group with Whoopi Goldberg and Halle Berry.

From Salon • May 21, 2022

Everybody is treated the same way, regardless if they sit in a wheel chair, have a hearing impairment, stutter, cannot speak clearly, have difficulties in thinking or acting quickly, or just have a different looks.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd