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A hearing impairment or deafness is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds. Caused by a wide range of biological and environmental factors, loss of hearing can happen to any organism that perceives sound. "Hearing impaired" is often used to refer to those who are deaf, although the term is viewed negatively by members of Deaf culture, who prefer the terms "Deaf" and "Hard of Hearing". Sound waves vary in amplitude and in frequency. Amplitude is the sound wave's peak pressure variation. Frequency is the number of cycles per second of a sinusoidal component of a sound wave. Loss of the ability to detect some frequencies, or to detect low-amplitude sounds that an organism naturally detects, is a hearing impairment. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I am writing an expository essay about the power of music on our emotions. I truly believe that all people are affected by music. I have researched how deaf people hear music and I think it is awesome. Through vibrations, you can "hear" the music. Although the articles were beneficial, I wanted to actually ask people that are deaf. What emotional affect has music had on you? I really appreciate your answers. Asked by 12345678 - Sun Feb 24 23:59:43 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. somehow our brains that hears and the ears act as tools. as u said, we 'hear' and enjoy it as much if not more than u do. but we need visual. somehow with visual we seem to connect with it and hear the violin or the rock concert. so slowly we too develop our taste in music. its seems kinda natural. isnt it a beauty of creation. we are deaf and yet we 'hear' Answered by mel - Sat Mar 1 04:30:25 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Deaf"
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European Deaf Sport Organization
Australian Deaf Sports Federation
Deaf Athletes