http://audiologistny.com As people age, it is not uncommon to experience some degree of graduated loss of hearing due to deterioration of the inner ear.

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Causes of Hearing Loss Unrelated to Aging
There are numerous things that can
contribute to a decrease in hearing. As
people age, it is not uncommon to
experience some degree of graduated loss of
hearing due to deterioration of the inner ear.
However, the hearing loss might be due to a
different reason entirely.
An interruption or insufficient blood flow to
the ear or the part of the brain that controls
hearing can cause hearing loss. Conditions that can cause this
include elevated blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, and
diabetes. It can also occur in people with hypercoagulability and
polycythemia. People with arthritis commonly have hearing loss.
It is thought that this occurs due to the abnormalities in blood
vessels that this disease causes.
Common childhood illnesses can cause a loss of hearing. Mumps
is the most common cause of deafness in one ear. In these cases,
people are often unaware of their hearing impairment until later
in life. Scarlet fever can cause a loss of hearing by damaging or
destroying the eardrum and damaging the middle ear bones.
Chicken pox, if the mother contracts it while she is pregnant, can
cause a loss of hearing in unborn infants.
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Many different types of infection can result in hearing loss.
Syphilis, if undiscovered and left untreated, can result in severe
hearing loss. This disease sometimes goes undiagnosed for many,
many years before symptoms appear and it is diagnosed and
treated. Lyme disease is another disease that can linger for years
before it is accurately diagnosed.
This is an increasingly common disease that is spread by tick
bites. It often goes undiagnosed because symptoms are minor,
such as rashes or joint pain that comes and goes. In addition, in
the later stages, it mimics other diseases or disorders such as
fibromyalgia and muscular dystrophy. This makes it even harder
to diagnose and, by that time that it is, some degree of the
resulting hearing loss may be permanent.
Approximately 40 percent of individuals with diabetes experience
hearing loss, often in both ears. It is thought that this is due to
damage to blood vessels and the nerves of the inner ear from
high blood sugar levels.
Hearing loss can be genetic. In some families, the parents may
have no hearing loss but carry the gene and pass it on to their
children. In those cases, the hearing loss tends to be present in
one out of every four children.
Advanced Hearing Center
26910 Grand Central Pkwy, Arcade 5 Queens, NY 11005 516-629-5229
1163 Willis Avenue, Albertson, NY 11507 516-504-3151
201 East 65th Street 65th Street New York, NY 10065 212-365-6892

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Albertson, NY 516-504-3151
Advance Queens, NY 516-629-5229
Hearing Center New York, NY 212-365-6892
There are drugs that are known to be ototoxic, meaning they
have the potential to damage the auditory system and cause
hearing loss. Examples include some types of antibiotics,
chemotherapies, and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Generally, those drugs must be administered intravenously in
high doses before an individual will experience the side effect of
hearing loss. The hearing loss may be temporary and disappear
when the drugs are stopped, or the loss may be permanent.
Because of the wide range of medical conditions that can cause
temporary or permanent hearing loss, older individuals should
always obtain a medical exam from a physician to determine the
cause. The physician will then be in a position to treat or
prescribe devices, such as hearing aids, that can help restore
some or all of an individual’s hearing capabilities. Hearing aids
can help restore hearing to approximately 80 percent of
individuals diagnosed with hearing problems.
Advanced Hearing Center
26910 Grand Central Pkwy, Arcade 5 Queens, NY 11005 516-629-5229
1163 Willis Avenue, Albertson, NY 11507 516-504-3151
201 East 65th Street 65th Street New York, NY 10065 212-365-6892