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HEARING LOSS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Partial or complete loss of hearing
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hearing loss" is a kind of...):
hearing disorder; hearing impairment (impairment of the sense of hearing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hearing loss"):
tin ear; tone deafness (an inability to distinguish differences in pitch)
deaf-muteness; deaf-mutism (congenital deafness that results in inability to speak)
Context examples:
A type of osteogenesis imperfecta that is characterized by fractures and hearing loss.
(Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type IV, NCI Thesaurus)
The disease can lead to other health problems, too, such as arthritis and hearing loss.
(Paget's Disease of Bone, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz.
(Noise Induced Hearing Loss, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
They can damage sensitive structures of the inner ear and cause noise-induced hearing loss.
(Noise, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Signs and symptoms include organomegaly, mental retardation, abnormal skeletal development, heart disorders, hearing loss, and central nervous system deficiencies.
(Mucopolysaccharidosis, NCI Thesaurus)
It may or may not result in hearing loss.
(Neonatal Hearing Impairment, NCI Thesaurus)
Type 2 (NF2) causes hearing loss, ringing in the ears, and poor balance. Symptoms often start in the teen years.
(Neurofibromatosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
It affects males more often than females and is characterized by hematuria, progressive renal insufficiency, hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities.
(Alport Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
They also might have ear infections, hearing loss, and problems with their teeth.
(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
This noise-induced hearing loss can be permanent.
(Protein involved in hearing loss recovery, NIH)
