die Schwerhörigkeit
Translation
hearing impairment, hardness of hearing, hearing loss
Examples
Die Schwerhörigkeit nimmt im Alter oft zu.
Hearing impairment often increases with age.
Er leidet an angeborener Schwerhörigkeit.
He suffers from congenital hearing impairment.
Grammar Patterns
((to suffer)) ((from sth.)) Many old people suffer from hearing impairment.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Hörverlust (hearing loss), Hörschädigung (hearing damage); Antonym: gutes Gehör (good hearing)
Etymology
Formed from the adjective 'schwerhörig' (hard of hearing) plus the suffix '-keit', which creates nouns denoting a state, much like the English suffix '-ness'.
Memory Tips
This is the noun form for the condition. 'schwerhörig' is the adjective, 'Schwerhörigkeit' is the condition itself.