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Classification

These categories may be overlapping. Deafness or hearing impairment may be:

• Unilateral – loss of hearing in one ear only
• Pre-lingual – deafness at birth or deafness acquired before language is learned
• Peri-lingual deafness|Peri-lingual – deafness acquired while in the midst of learning a first language
• Post-lingual – acquired after a language has been learned
• Partial loss of hearing|Partial – limited hearing loss
• Progressive hearing loss|Progressive – hearing loss which increases over time
• Profound – complete or near-complete inability to hear
• Tone deaf – inability to distinguish between relative pitch (in music)
• Tinnitus – hearing damage characterized by a high pitched ringing in the ears which drowns out other sounds

Age of onset is also a significant factor.