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How is conductive hearing loss different from sensory hearing loss?
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Conductive hearing loss occurs in the outer or middle ear. (Something stuck in hear canal, perforated ear drum, breakdown in the ossicular chain)
Sensorineural loss occurs in the inner ear inside cochlea where the tinny hair cells have become damaged.
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How are sensory and neural hearing loss treated by doctors?
Sensory and neural hearing loss, on the other hand, cannot readily be cured. Fortunately such hearing loss is rarely complete, and hearing aids can fill the deficit.
How is conductive hearing loss treated in alternative medicine?
Conductive hearing loss can be treated with alternative therapies that are specific to the particular condition.
How is sensory hearing loss treated in alternative medicine?
Homeopathic therapies may help patients who have sensory hearing loss.
What is the main cause of sensory hearing loss?
Prolonged exposure to loud noise is the leading cause of sensory hearing loss.
What are the different types of hearing impairments?
There are three basic types of hearing loss. They are as follows: 1. Conductive 2. Sensorineural 3. Mixed
How can some conductive hearing loss be prevented?
Prompt treatment and attentive follow-up of middle ear infections in children will prevent this cause of conductive hearing loss.
What is the difference conductive deafness and sensorineural deafness?
Conductive Loss - Normal hearing for bone conduction scores ([ & ]), and showing a hearing loss for Air Conduction scores (X &O) Sensorineural Loss- Hearing loss (equally) for both air and bone conduction
What are the three basic types of hearing loss?
sensorineural, conductive, and mixed
What is the main causes of hearing loss?
Prolonged exposure to loud noise is the leading cause of sensory hearing loss.
What is the medical term meaning hearing loss because the middle ear does not conduct sound vibrations to the inner ear normally?
In conductive hearing loss, sound is not conducted to the middle ear. Otosclerosis is one cause of conductive hearing loss; tympanic membrane rupture is another.
What are the main causes of sensory loss in children?
sensory hearing loss, refers to damage to the organ of Corti and the acoustic nerve. Prolonged exposure to loud noise is the leading cause of sensory hearing loss.
What type of hearing loss results in a person hearing sounds at a lower pitch than it actually is?
Conductive
