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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A slowly increasing sensorineural hearing loss, worse in the higher frequencies and associated with increasing age.  2, record 1, English, - presbycusis

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

H91.1: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.  3, record 1, English, - presbycusis

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Surdité de type neurosensoriel prédominant sur les aigus, liée au vieillissement physiologique de l'oreille interne, mais aussi des centres d'intégration auditive.  2, record 1, French, - presbyacousie

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[Ce type de surdité] survient progressivement à partir de 60 ans, mais se révèle parfois chez un adulte plus jeune.  2, record 1, French, - presbyacousie

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

H91.1 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.  3, record 1, French, - presbyacousie

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Pérdida gradual de la audición que está relacionada con el proceso de envejecimiento.  1, record 1, Spanish, - presbiacusia

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A person is said to have hearing loss if they are not able to hear as well as someone with normal hearing, meaning hearing thresholds of 20 dB [decibels] or better in both ears. It can be mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe or profound, and can affect one or both ears.  3, record 2, English, - hearing%20loss

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[hearing loss: The term "hearing loss"] is acceptable to describe an audiological phenomenon. It's ... the right term to describe a condition generally, as in "Hearing loss is becoming more common.", "A person with hearing loss" is acceptable.  4, record 2, English, - hearing%20loss

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Many of those with hearing loss agree that it's fine to describe a person as having a hearing impairment[,] but not to use "the hearing impaired" to describe a category of people.  5, record 2, English, - hearing%20loss

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS

Avoid wording such as "suffers from" or "afflicted by" that might imply that hearing loss is a hardship, illness, challenge or abnormality.  6, record 2, English, - hearing%20loss

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La surdité est dite légère si la perte auditive est comprise entre 20 et 40 dB [décibels], moyenne si la perte auditive est comprise entre 40 et 60 dB, sévère si la perte auditive est comprise entre 60 et 80 dB, profonde si la perte auditive est supérieure à 80 dB.  4, record 2, French, - perte%20auditive

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[Il faut éviter] des formulations telles que «souffre de», «est atteint ou atteinte de» ou «est victime de» qui pourrait laisser entendre qu'une perte auditive est une épreuve, une maladie, un défi ou une anomalie.  5, record 2, French, - perte%20auditive

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

[Le terme «perte auditive»] est [...] acceptable pour décrire un phénomène audiologique. Il s'agit du terme adéquat pour décrire un état de façon générale (par exemple, «la perte auditive est de plus en plus courante»). L'expression «une personne ayant une perte auditive» est également acceptable.  6, record 2, French, - perte%20auditive

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La pérdida auditiva puede ser el resultado de muchas cosas. Algunos tipos de disminución auditiva son temporales y otras son permanentes. La mayoría de los problemas de audición ocurren tan gradualmente que puede llevar un largo período de tiempo antes de que una persona se dé cuenta que no está escuchando correctamente.  1, record 2, Spanish, - p%C3%A9rdida%20auditiva

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

High frequency deafness occurs when a person is unable or becomes unable to detect high frequencies. This is a result of damage to the inner hair cells in the cochlea that are responsible for detecting high frequencies in sound waves.  3, record 3, English, - high%20frequency%20deafness

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Although accumulation of vancomycin is associated with renal failure, a dose-dependent causal relationship has not been demonstrated. Reversible ototoxicity consisting of tinnitus, sometimes in association with transient high tone deafness, has been reported.  2, record 3, English, - high%20frequency%20deafness

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Une étude [...] a démontré que [...] la capacité d'entendre un signal dans le bruit chez les personnes ayant une perte auditive touchant les sons aigus. Dans un milieu de travail bruyant, la force des sons aigus doit être beaucoup plus importante pour que des travailleurs présentant une surdité pour les sons aigus [...]  1, record 3, French, - surdit%C3%A9%20pour%20les%20sons%20aigus

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Pérdida de la capacidad para percibir sonidos de alta frecuencia.  1, record 3, Spanish, - sordera%20a%20alta%20frecuencia

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Se asocia muy a menudo con el envejecimiento y con la exposición al ruido.  1, record 3, Spanish, - sordera%20a%20alta%20frecuencia