Tan developed cerebral palsy and profound deafness after birth, and moved to the United Kingdom with her parents at the age of three.

Tan developed cerebral palsy and profound deafness after birth, and doctors informed her parents that she would probably not be able to walk.

About 1 in 1,000 children in the United States is born with profound deafness.

The main disadvantage is profound deafness in the operated ear due to violation of the membranous labyrinth.

How strange that profound deafness can suddenly become acute hearing.

Or what small talk will either of them find for Felicity, another sister, the profound deafness of whose daughter, Alice, afflicts her with internal fury?

The facility facilitates clinical research work and rehabilitation works in this group of patients with bilateral profound deafness both in children and adults.

She is very highly regarded in the Scottish musical community, and has proven that her profound deafness does not inhibit her musical talent or day-to-day life.

With their profound deafness in common, the children and adults featured in this film communicate their dreams and thoughts through sign language.

Each day, 18 American newborns go home with a hearing impairment or profound deafness that neither their parents nor their doctors are aware of.