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Hearing loss, also known as hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear. A deaf person has little to no hearing. Hearing loss may occur in one or both ears. In children hearing problems can affect the ability to learn spoken language and in adults it can cause work related difficulties. In some people, particularly older people, hearing loss can result in loneliness.
Answer Wiki. The person would usually be part of the hearing culture not the deaf culture. So deafness in one ear would be a type of hearing impairment , meaning there is an effect on the function of the ear. Whether this causes disability depends on the effect on daily life. The person would have difficulty in locating the direction of the sound since two ears are needed for that.