hard of hearing

Related to hard of hearing: hearing loss

hard of hearing

Describing someone whose ability to hear is limited. Grandpa is hard of hearing, so be prepared to speak loudly or repeat yourself a lot.
See also: hard, hearing, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hard of hearing

[of someone] unable to hear well or partially deaf. Please speak loudly. I am hard of hearing. Tom is hard of hearing, but is not totally deaf.
See also: hard, hearing, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hard of hearing

Somewhat deaf, having a partial loss of hearing. For example, You'll have to speak distinctly; Dad's a little hard of hearing. The use of hard in the sense of "difficulty in doing something" survives only in this expression. [Mid-1500s]
See also: hard, hearing, of
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

hard of ˈhearing

unable to hear well: He’s become rather hard of hearing. The television programme has subtitles for the hard of hearing.
See also: hard, hearing, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

hard of hearing

1. Having a partial loss of hearing.
2. People who have partial loss of hearing, considered as a group.
See also: hard, hearing, of
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • come by
  • honestly
  • be hard at it
  • knock (oneself) out
  • knock oneself out
  • knock out
  • hard to come by
  • in the end
  • not any hard feelings
  • hard by
References in periodicals archive
However, it is important that the parent of a hard of hearing child understands these terms are not synonymous.
Diaz eventually started her own business, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Services.
Therefore, only five occupational categories of the SOC were analyzed in relation to consumers who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Money raised will be used to support the charity's campaigning work and range of services for deaf and hard of hearing people across the UK.
"I don't use this term very often, but Sharon is awesome and a true warrior for the deaf and hard of hearing. She has taken the ball and run with it, when we fumbled on the 5-yard line."
Over the past 15 years, Houston says, it has become easier for the deaf and hard of hearing to grow up using spoken language.
'But because they are hard of hearing, they may experience communication difficulties, for example when making an appointment over the telephone to a hospital.
Ross (1990) explains deaf adults are rarely found in the professional and educational maze a hearing parent faces when their child is identified as deaf or hard of hearing. The history of Deaf Education in America supports this explanation as oralism (the philosophy that promotes educating deaf and hard of hearing through the use of speech only, which swept the world after the World Conference for the Deaf in Milan, Italy, in 1880).
The Ministry's contribution will enable sign language interpretation to be available to parents who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing who have a child with autism, or teachers who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing and have students with autism in their classes.
One in seven people in the UK are affected by hearing loss but the report reveals nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of deaf or hard of hearing patients in the region missed at least one appointment due to poor communication -costing the NHS an estimated pounds 20 million a year nationally.
This helps both new signers (when the instructors are signing) and deaf and hard of hearing people (when the instructors are speaking).
When a person hard of hearing wants to check out their social welfare entitlements they will be directed to the new booth.
An estimated 30 percent of offenders are deaf or hard of hearing, often referred to as the "invisible disability." There are countless offenders residing in state and local correctional facilities who have hearing loss but have not been identified.
Luckner's volume is designed to assist parents, teachers, students, agencies, and other professionals in developing effective transition plans and programming that will help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing reach their potential in postsecondary settings (work, school, community).
Relay service allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired and use text telephones (TTYs) to communicate over the telephone network with people using standard telephones.