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Medical definitions of deafness refer to impairment in the physical structures necessary for hearing and understanding language. The term deaf refers to a degree of hearing loss that significantly impacts access to auditory language; hard of hearing typically refers to a hearing loss that still allows for some understanding of auditory information. Medical and functional definitions of deafness do not necessarily correspond with an individual’s cultural identity. The cultural definition (commonly indicated by the capitalized term “Deaf”) refers to individuals who reject the medical notion that deafness represents impairment per se and identify with a community of individuals who share common experiences, a rich cultural heritage, and a shared language – sign language (Lane et al. 1996).
Syndromes
Konigsmark and Gorlin (1976) have described over 140 syndromes of hearing loss, and the...
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Witsken, D., Wang, Y. (2017). Deaf/Hearing Impairment. In: Kreutzer, J., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1447-2
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