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HEARING LOSS OR DEAfNESS
When you hearing less, you become a
victim of hearing loss. Hearing loss you can
have many reasons like ear infection,ear
damage and loudly sound.The most
common categories of hearing loss are-
● Mild hearing loss
● Moderate hearing loss
● Severe hearing loss
● Profound hearing loss
Cause of hearing loss
● Advancing age (age-related hearing loss)
● Trauma or injury to the head
● Prolonged exposure to excessively loud noise
● A single episode of acoustic trauma
● A tumor on the acoustic nerve or acoustic neuroma
● Ear infection
● Medications
● Genetic factors
Symptoms of hearing loss
● Difficulty understanding everyday conversation
● Facing issue in hearing T.V. or hearing at very high
volume
● Asking others to repeat often
● Tinnitus, or ringing and/or buzzing sounds in the ears
● Avoidance of social situations that were once
enjoyable
● Increased difficulty communicating with others
Types of hearing loss
Some basic hearing loss types :-
● Conductive hearing loss
● Sensorineural Hearing Loss
● Mixed Hearing Loss
● Neural Hearing Loss
● Noise-induced hearing loss
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Much more difficult to correct
than conductive hearing loss.
● Exposure to loud noise
● Head trauma
● Virus or disease
● Autoimmune inner ear disease
● Malformation of the inner ear
● Tumors
● Aging
Conductive hearing loss
Problem or blockage in the outer or
middle ear.
● Usually mild or moderate in degree
● Wax buildup
● Ear infection
● Fluid in the middle ear due to colds
or allergies
● Trauma to the ear
● In rare cases, tumors
Mixed hearing loss
Whenever the hearing loss of a
patient include a mixture of both
conductive and sensorineural
characteristics, is said to have a
mixed hearing loss.
Blockage in the outer or middle ear.
Damaged inner ear (cochlea) or
auditory nerve.

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Hearing loss | Cause of hearing loss | Symptoms | Hearingsol

  • 1. HEARING LOSS OR DEAfNESS When you hearing less, you become a victim of hearing loss. Hearing loss you can have many reasons like ear infection,ear damage and loudly sound.The most common categories of hearing loss are- ● Mild hearing loss ● Moderate hearing loss ● Severe hearing loss ● Profound hearing loss
  • 2. Cause of hearing loss ● Advancing age (age-related hearing loss) ● Trauma or injury to the head ● Prolonged exposure to excessively loud noise ● A single episode of acoustic trauma ● A tumor on the acoustic nerve or acoustic neuroma ● Ear infection ● Medications ● Genetic factors
  • 3. Symptoms of hearing loss ● Difficulty understanding everyday conversation ● Facing issue in hearing T.V. or hearing at very high volume ● Asking others to repeat often ● Tinnitus, or ringing and/or buzzing sounds in the ears ● Avoidance of social situations that were once enjoyable ● Increased difficulty communicating with others
  • 4. Types of hearing loss Some basic hearing loss types :- ● Conductive hearing loss ● Sensorineural Hearing Loss ● Mixed Hearing Loss ● Neural Hearing Loss ● Noise-induced hearing loss
  • 5. Sensorineural Hearing Loss Much more difficult to correct than conductive hearing loss. ● Exposure to loud noise ● Head trauma ● Virus or disease ● Autoimmune inner ear disease ● Malformation of the inner ear ● Tumors ● Aging
  • 6. Conductive hearing loss Problem or blockage in the outer or middle ear. ● Usually mild or moderate in degree ● Wax buildup ● Ear infection ● Fluid in the middle ear due to colds or allergies ● Trauma to the ear ● In rare cases, tumors
  • 7. Mixed hearing loss Whenever the hearing loss of a patient include a mixture of both conductive and sensorineural characteristics, is said to have a mixed hearing loss. Blockage in the outer or middle ear. Damaged inner ear (cochlea) or auditory nerve.