2 But there's something about me that makes me not so normal. I have a hearing loss and a constant ringing in my ears that, unless some medical miracle happens, I'll suffer from these impairments forever. My ear problems are so severe that I feel I need to warn you: You have to protect your hearing as much as you can.

Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of the passage.

“I have a hearing loss and a constant ringing in my ears that, unless some medical miracle happens, I'll suffer from these impairments forever.”

What is the meaning of the word impairments?

a.
physically weakened

b.
having medical symptoms

c.
strange feelings

d.
greatly mistaken