Jean and Mitch were not prepared for the news that their little girl was profoundly deaf.
Yes, it is. It means unable to hear, as in deaf person, or deaf ear.The adjective is applied to humans and animals who ordinarily would have a sense of hearing, but do not. It is also used metaphorically to mean ignoring suggestions, e.g. to turn a deaf ear.
For profoundly as in "to a great depth psychologically:" The death of her sister moved her profoundly. "Profound / profoundly" is also used to describe non-emotional concepts or degrees of importance. E.g. "Newton's research had a profound effect on the development of mathematics and physics.", meaning he had advanced both sciences in very important ways.
"As deaf as a post" is an idiomatic phrase that means 'very or extremely deaf'.
People use sign language as a means of communication when they are deaf or hard of hearing. It allows them to express themselves and communicate with others through hand gestures, facial expressions, and body language. Additionally, sign language is also used by people who are non-verbal or have other communication challenges.
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Jean and Mitch were not prepared for the news that their little girl was profoundly deaf.
The original assumptions turned out to be profoundly wrong. By the age of fifty, Beethoven was profoundly deaf, but he continued to compose great music.
We are profoundly happy that you asked this question. The disabled child is profoundly aware that she's different from the other kids in her classroom. It is miraculous that a profoundly deaf man could write such beautiful music.
Yes, he first noticed signs of deafness in his late 20s and he eventually went profoundly deaf. All the music of his late period was composed when he was totally deaf.
She is not Profoundly Deaf, but she IS Hard of Hearing, and she really does know Sign Language. There is certainly a buzz going on in the Deaf Community about her, and I would greatly encourage anyone who wants to support the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community to go and see this film. The actors who play her parents in the film learned a little bit of Sign Language as their roles required them to, but other than that they mostly stuck to speaking very loudly on set, and using what little Sign Language they learned to communicate with her outside of the script.
Deav mean Deaf
No, it means 'deeply' or 'greatly'.
Bell had two daughters, but neither suffered from deafness. His wife Mabel was profoundly deaf, however, and Bell's mother had also been deaf-- one reason that motivated him in his work to develop a hearing aid that would restore some hearing to those who had lost it.
No. He was unable to. By the time he was in his forties, Beethoven was profoundly deaf. He could not hear his own music, except in his head.
8.7 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. The number is rising as the number of people over 60 increases. About 673,000 of these are severely or profoundly deaf; 420,000 of them cannot hear well enough to use a voice telephone
The bionic Ear was made to help people who are profoundly deaf or severly hard of hearing. It was made by Professor Graeme Clark and a team of scientists in Melbourne, Australia in 1978.