ski-slope loss
n.— «A large number of the 28 million hard-of-hearing Americans have what is known as a “ski-slope” loss, in which their ability to hear high-pitched sounds plummets dramatically.» —“A more sound solution” by Regina Nuzzo Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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