translate English to French: Central deafness is damage to the hearing centres in the brain caused by stroke, head injury or lengthy high fever. A person with central deafness can often hear normally but has difficulty processing what is heard.
La surdité centrale est une lésion des centres de l'audition du cerveau, après un accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC), un coup à la tête ou une longue période de forte fièvre.