The public perception of the concept of deafness is often misunderstood, many deem it to be insignificant mainly because the struggle that these deaf people go through on a day to day basis seems invisible to the public eye. Hence, people might not be able to show as much empathy as they would to a person with say, an amputated leg. A common misconception would be how most people assume that when a person is deaf, they live in a world of silence. This is not always the case. On the contrary, there is much more to it than what one always hears.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), deafness is defined as the complete loss of hearing in one or both ears and hearing loss refers to both complete or partial loss of ability to hear.