Types of Hearing Loss

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• Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Sudden Hearing Loss
• Presbycusis
• Conductive Hearing Loss
• Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Mixed Hearing Loss
• Noise Induced Hearing Loss
• High Frequency Hearing Loss
• Low Frequency Hearing Loss
• Central Hearing Loss

The Soundless World. Learning about the different types of hearing loss

Hearing loss is something which everyone is aware
of. But to describe it in brief it is the process that
occurs when the sound waves in the surroundings
reach the structures inside our ear and the sound
wave vibrations are converted into signals and are
then recognized by the brain as sound.

The problem of hearing loss is the most banal
disorder in people these days all over the world.
Hearing loss is described as the complete or partial
inability to hear sounds in one or both ears.
Mostly aging is one of the main causes for hearing
loss. It is also called presbycusis which is gradual
loss in hearing in people while aging. Hearing loss
generally starts with loss in hearing and ends up in
complete deafness if not given a proper medical
treatment.

Gradual buildup of the wax in the ears blocks the

ear canal and tears the hair on the nerve cells
which send the signals to the brain and convert the
vibrations into sound. The blockage caused due to
the earwax in the ears is a cause of hearing loss in
almost all age groups. However in most cases the
damage caused to the inner ear is also the reason
for decreased ability to hear. Prolonged exposure
to noise and beyond a certain limit is also a reason
for loss in hearing. Aging is also one of the major
reasons which cause hearing loss. All this lead to
damage to the hair on the nerve cells which stops
the transmission of the signals to the brain and
its conversion to sound. Ear infections, ruptured
eardrums, tumors and bone growths in the inner or
outer ear also lead to hearing loss. According to a
study in US the evidences says that lack of Vitamin
B is also one of the reasons for the disease. Minor
hearing diseases are common after 20 yrs.

All the newborn babies often go through a
screening for hearing loss. Hearing loss in children

may cause slow development of speech in them.
Ear hygiene is a must for newborn babies and
children. The fluid and the ear wax accumulate
following substantial hearing problems with
infections in the ear. Fluid in the ear that remains
for more than 8- 10 weeks is a cause of concern
and should be treated immediately. The risk factors
for the babies include family history of the disease
which can be hereditary, low body weight of the
baby, improper development of the bones and
nerves in the ear structure and some infections due
to the viruses and bacteria.

The symptoms of the diseases include difficulty in
understanding what others are speaking specially in
a crowded place, subdued quality of speech as well
as other sounds, periodically asking others to speak
loudly and clearly, the need to increase the volume
of television and repudiation from a conversation.
If anyone shows such symptoms he/she should
immediately consult an ENT specialist and take a

proper medical treatment rather than ignoring it.
No one can’t antipode the different types of hearing loss but can prevent
it so that you don’t have to live in a world of silence
and less audible sounds.