profoundly deaf
Britishadjective
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People who are born profoundly deaf, meaning they have little or no hearing, often rely on sign language rather than speech to communicate.
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Jodie, who is profoundly deaf and was fitted with a cochlear implant at a young age, credits their support for shaping who she is today.
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Wendy Martin, who is 68 and from Oxford, is "profoundly deaf" and uses a hearing aid.
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Sade Oram, 25, and her younger sister Topaz, 23, were diagnosed profoundly deaf as toddlers and fitted with cochlear implants.
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Lucy, 22, was diagnosed as being profoundly deaf at nine months.
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