| 1 | Deafness can be a serious handicap. | |
| 2 | The head injury deafened her for life. | |
| 3 | His deafness shuts him off from the lives of others. | |
| 4 | A sudden explosion deafened us for a moment. | |
| 5 | "If you think deafness is funny, you've got a very misplaced sense of humour. " |