deafness

Scientific  

/ dĕf′nĭs /

1. The lack or severe impairment of the ability to hear. Deafness is usually genetic or congenital as a result of prenatal viral infection, birth trauma, or other causes. Acquired deafness is caused mostly by drug toxicity, trauma, and certain diseases. Cochlear implants are used to treat some forms of deafness.

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Example Sentences

But amid blizzards, subzero winds, outrageous acts of state terror and every other despair lurking in The Big Dark, it’s a readily accessible, harmonious cul-de-sac in an era of rampant tone deafness.

From Salon

Isaac has permanent hearing loss in both ears and his deafness was picked up soon after birth, thanks to a newborn hearing screening programme.

From BBC

"They had no idea about deafness. They had no real incentive to try and sort out this problem. They just sort of froze."

From BBC

Such policies and behavior, he explained, is much worse than mere “tone deafness. It is a mockery of the people who are struggling to make ends meet and live paycheck to paycheck.”

From Salon

"How many people carry variants in this gene and is there a susceptibility to deafness or age-dependent hearing loss?" she said.

From Science Daily