Hearing impairment

International symbol for hearing impaired or deaf

The term hearing impairment describes all types of impairments of the auditory system. This includes:

• Hearing impairment
  • Hearing loss
  • Residual hearing
  • Deafness
• Tinnitus
• Auditory canal stenosis (narrowing of the outer ear, trauma, also inflammatory), up to closure ( auditory canal atresia )

Web links

• Sonos Swiss Association of the Hearing Impaired, umbrella organization for organizations in the hearing impaired sector
• What are the hearing impairments? - Infothek of the Hörkomm.de project - Barrier-free hearing and communication in the world of work

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