hearing-impaired
adjective/ˌhɪərɪŋ ɪmˈpeəd/
/ˌhɪrɪŋ ɪmˈperd/
(sometimes offensive)- not able to hear well; partly or completely deaf Many people do not like this term. You can say somebody is hard of hearing or has hearing loss instead.
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