Yes, but they were not stating they were a 'deaf person' they would be saying 'not a deaf person' which is back to 4 words. "Hearing person" is still only 2 words.
The things that get nitpicked on this site confound me to the level of not being able to look away from the train wreck.
The things that get nitpicked on this site confound me to the level of not being able to look away from the train wreck.