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[-] laverabe@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Just to clarify definitions that probably wouldn't be considered deafness, it would be an audio processing disorder. Ability to hear music but inability to process the words.

Deafness is "binary" in that it just means ones ability to hear sound or not. If you can hear sound even slightly then you just have a hearing impairment and are not deaf.

[-] raptorattacks@lemmy.world 35 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Deafness is commonly understood to include both total and partial hearing loss. Every major dictionary defines it this way. It might have a more precise meaning in some spheres (medical, etc), but in common English it is not binary the way you're suggesting.

Merriam Webster: deaf

Dictionary.com: deaf

Cambridge English dictionary: deaf

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 13 points 4 months ago

Similar to blindness which also isn't an absolute yes or no. People can be blind and still see colors and shapes, but not enough to be able to tell what they are.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

No it really isn’t. The hard of hearing are considered deaf. There’s complete deafness, much like there’s complete blindness, but the fact that you’re calling it hearing impairment instead of hard of hearing indicates you aren’t as well versed in Deafness (not to be confused with deafness) as you think

[-] Gigagoblin 1 points 4 months ago

Ability to hear music but inability to process the words.

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