hearing loss
Noun
Meaning
partial or complete loss of hearing
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In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.
The thing about hearing loss is that no one can see it. Most people are so impatient; they just assume that the person with hearing loss is being rude, or slow-witted.
Of course, I also attribute some of my hearing loss to being in the infantry in World War II. It's probably a combination of heredity and noise exposure.
Hearing loss very often is such a gradual phenomenon that the person is in denial. You really have to be patient with them in getting them to come forward to get help.
Rule number one is, make sure that you face the person with hearing loss when you are speaking to them.
In my normal life, I do not speak with an accent. It's harder for people to realize my hearing loss in everyday life.