Sensorineural Loss
Caused by damage to the inner ear or nerve pathway to the brain. These types of losses are usually permanent and non correctable medically or surgically.
Age-Related
Known as presbycusis or nerve damage. Very gradual, even unnoticeable, it usually occurs in the higher frequency range vital to understanding speech.
Noise Damage
Exposure to military and sport firearms, industrial and home machinery, musical concerts. Can result from single incident or prolonged exposure.
Disease/Trauma
Meniere’s Disease (which may also be accompanied by vertigo, nausea, ringing), tumors, birth injury, skull fractures, as well as some viral infections.
Ailments such as otosclerosis, which affects movement of middle ear bones, tumors, or outer ear or eardrum injuries, like rapid air pressure changes.
Medication
Large doses of aspirin, some forms of antibiotics, diuretics, and chemotherapy can cause loss. Obey dosage levels and consult your physician.
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Conductive Loss
Conditions that interfere with the conduction of sound through the middle, or inner ear. Some may be treatable medically or surgically.
Ear Infections
Temporary hearing impairment can result from cold - or allergy - related fluid build-up in the ear and/or eustachian tubes.
Earwax or Objects
Hearing loss may simply be caused by an accumulation/blockage of earwax, or foreign objects. Let us examine and remove whatever is in there!
Other Factors
Smoking can block circulation in tiny inner ear blood vessels. A loss can also be genetically inherited through a single gene or as part of a broader illness.
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