Buttafuoco was left deafened in one ear and her face partially paralyzed. Ruth Doty, the principal, was partially deafened in one ear by the blast. Men were literally deafened for hours by the noise of 1,034 guns. Deafened, but otherwise unhurt, S/Sgt. Signed Spanish is also used by some hard of hearing and late deafened people. Keith is no longer able to hear as the cataclysmic event has deafened him. Being almost deafened by Zoe while making a prank call. There have been sources that claim she was deafened at age four instead of two.