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The article discusses the issues of word structure distortions resulting from hearing impairments. Their proper identification at the stage of diagnosis is a condition for the development of an appropriate therapy program. The incorrect classification of this type of disorders as lexical problems in a broad sense leads to the wrong identification of the causes of their occurrence, which incorrectly guides logopedic therapy and adversely impacts its efficacy. The article contains examples of analyses of particular disorders at the level of word structure found in the speech of children with impairments, which is intended to facilitate their diagnosis and differentiation from other kinds of disorders affecting lexical units.