Definition of Hearing-impaired

1. Adjective. Having a hearing loss.

Exact synonyms: Hard-of-hearing
Similar to: Deaf

Definition of Hearing-impaired

1. Adjective. Having some degree of deafness; Hard of hearing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hearing-impaired

heardest
heards
heardst
heare
hearer
hearers
hearership
heares
hearest
heareth
hearie
hearies
heariness
hearing
hearing(a)
hearing-impaired (current term)
hearing aid
hearing aids
hearing disorder
hearing dog
hearing examiner
hearing impaired persons
hearing impairment
hearing level
hearing loss
hearing officer
hearing trumpet
hearingly
hearings
hearken

Literary usage of Hearing-impaired

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1915)
"App. 520, 103 SW 287; —$1000—man—hearing impaired, jaw injured and some teeth broken, one leg injured causing lameness, Morgan v. Fremont County, 92 Iowa, ..."

2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Psychosocial Evaluation The hearing-impaired client challenges the skills ... Even moderately hearing-impaired persons may be incorrectly assessed because ..."

3. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Moderate to severe sensori- neural hearing impaired child: analysis of ... Validation of screening tools for identifying hearing-impaired elderly in primary ..."

4. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Although 23 to 48 percent of people over age 65 reported that they were hearing impaired in 1984, only 8 percent used a hearing aid.89 Older people often ..."

5. Global Competitiveness of U. S. Advanced-Technology Manufacturing Industries ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"[TDD for hearing impaired: (202) 927- 5721) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional ... (Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through TDD services ..."

6. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age Pages (1993)
"Auditory training may include hearing aid orientation, but it is also designed to help hearing-impaired persons identify and better handle their specific ..."

7. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"The telephone company was one of the first to develop equipment benefiting hearing impaired persons; before inventing the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell ..."

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