Learn and teach medical semiology front hearing impairment: our report

Introduction: Five percent of the Brazilian population lives with some level of hearing impairment. Despite this number, few of these people have access to higher education. National legislation defends the integration and, mainly, the inclusion of these people in the Brazilian academic environment. There are few data on the access of the hearing impaired to the Medicine course in Brazil. Experience report: This article brings reports of experiences of a medicine student with hearing impairment, her monitor and her professors, with the aim of discussing the challenges faced. A contextualization with the current literature was carried out. Discussion: The student reports her difficulty in understanding semiological terms, as well as her alternatives for acquiring skills related to the physical examination. The role of the monitor and the teacher is approached with personal accounts that show how inclusion is possible and challenging. Conclusion: Hearing impaired students benefit from academic adequacy aimed at integration and inclusion to successfully acquire and train their semiotechnical skills. There is an urgent need for new Brazilian research in this area, mainly related to medicine and medical education.