Hearing impaired

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Although some individuals in the [deaf community] use this term, it is generally [unpopular] among [deaf vs. Deaf|Deaf] people. Many do not see their [hearing loss] as a [handicap] or [impairment], and some are even [proud] of their [inability to hear]. This was one of the first terms created during the American frenzy to be [politically correct], and at the time many deaf people were [perplexing|perplexed] by the word and some found it [insult]ing to be called "[impaired]."

What, then, is more appropriate than hearing-impaired? Most members of the deaf community prefer to be called Deaf, no matter how much hearing they have or whether they use [hearing aid]s. Typically the word "deaf" is used for those who are [profoundly] deaf, and individuals with [residual] hearing are commonly called [hard of hearing]. While some hard of hearing people do use [hearing aid]s, the devices are by no means "required." Even when hearing aids or [cochlear implant]s are used, they will never completely "overcome" an "impairment" (which, again, many Deaf individuals do not feel exists).