When asked about their relationship to health, people who have become deaf or hard of hearing later in life express concerns about fatigue and the psychological distress caused daily by communication difficulties. These difficulties are often most acute in the workplace and in interactions with healthcare professionals. When profound deafness has been present since early childhood, the issue of access to health-related information is central to the accounts gathered, as access to spoken and written French can be problematic. Sign language, proficiency in which varies widely and which is used primarily by only a minority of people with profound deafness, is generally insufficient to overcome this difficulty, as little information is available in this language. This problem of access to information sometimes results in significant inequalities in terms of knowledge about health issues and possibly health practices. Health indicators for people with hearing impairments are also very likely worsened by reduced physical accessibility—particularly to healthcare facilities—limited social participation, forced isolation, and unfavorable economic circumstances.