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hearing loss

British

noun

an increase in the threshold of audibility caused by age, infirmity, or prolonged exposure to intense noise

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One explanation is that hearing loss taxes the brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The company also said it would offer a new gene therapy for free in the U.S., a genetic hearing loss treatment called Otarmeni.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

He has a rare genetic disorder called Townes-Brocks syndrome, which caused him to be born with severe hearing loss.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A new study shows that gene therapy can significantly improve hearing in people born with congenital deafness or severe hearing loss.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Autumn is hard of hearing; she has postlingual hearing loss in both ears, which basically means that she experienced her hearing loss after she learned how to talk.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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