noun
occupational hearing loss; occupational deafness
Medical term for hearing impairment caused by workplace noise exposure.
工場で長年働いた結果、職業性難聴と診断された。
After working in a factory for many years, he was diagnosed with occupational hearing loss.
General term for hearing loss or impaired hearing, not specific to occupational causes.
Compound of 職業 (occupation), 性 (nature/characteristic), and 難聴 (hearing loss).