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hearing disorder

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Noun1.hearing disorder - impairment of the sense of hearing
hearing impairment
disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
deafness, hearing loss - partial or complete loss of hearing
conduction deafness, conductive hearing loss, middle-ear deafness - hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear
auditory hyperesthesia, hyperacusia, hyperacusis - abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
nerve deafness, sensorineural hearing loss - hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve


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A mild hearing disorder was reported by 32%; they also had higher rates of hepatitis and STDs; 43% had a parent who had served time in prison.
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Treatment of hearing Joss continues to pose a major challenge to the otolaryngologist, as more than 30% of adults beyond 6 5 years of age have a debilitating hearing disorder.
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One such disorder is Waardenburg's syndrome, a pigmentation and hearing disorder linked to mutations in the [HuP2 gene (SN: 5/2/92, p.
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