Types of hearing loss

Hearing loss can mean many things, from the slight inability to hear birds sing to total deafness. Confused about the type of hearing loss that you or a loved one has? Read on.

Conductive hearing loss happens when sound doesn’t travel efficiently from the outer ear and into the eardrum and bones of the middle ear.

Sensorineural hearing loss happens when there is damage to the inner ear or to the nerves that travel from the ear to the brain.

Difficult to determine where a voice is coming from? You may have a hearing loss in one ear.

Having a hearing loss does not simply mean the inability to hear loudly enough.

Learn more about the different shapes and degrees of hearing loss.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEARING LOSS

Knowing the type of hearing loss is necessary in order to provide proper treatment.

Hearing loss is normally divided into two categories: conductive hearing loss vs sensorineural hearing loss, depending on where in the ear the hearing loss originates.

You can also have a mixed hearing loss which is a combination of the two.

If you suspect that you have a hearing loss, or if there are a physical or medical conditions of the ear that cause concern, a hearing test can be made.

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TYPES OF HEARING LOSS

Conductive hearing loss

Sensorineural hearing loss

Hearing loss in one ear

Discrimination loss

Degrees and shapes of hearing loss

DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEARING LOSS

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