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Causes Of Hearing Loss
Even with modern advances in medical techniques in recent years it is still often difficult to exactly identify specific causes of an individual’s deafness and hearing loss. They can often recite a long list of possible causes, but narrowing the cause down to a single factor can prove difficult. Research into hearing loss will continue and hopefully in the near future techniques and advancements will mean it is possible to pin point an exact cause.
However, until that time below is some information on causes of hearing loss.
There are two main causes of deafness. The first is caused by sound not reaching the inner ear effectively which is commonly know as Conductive hearing loss. This can be caused by anything that interferes with the transmission of sound from the outer to the inner ear, such as middle ear infection, glue ear, wax blockage, damage to the ossicles, perforated eardrum etc.
The more common form of hearing loss is known as sensorineural hearing loss. This is often called nerve deafness. However, the problem is usually in the hair cells of the cochlea and is due to damage to the pathway that sound impulses take from the hair cells of the inner ear to the auditory nerve and the brain. Sensorineural hearing loss can be caused by varies factors, including;
• Age – loss of hair cells in the cochlea as we age causes a natural decline in hearing.
• Acoustic Trauma – loud noises can damage hair cells.
• Some viral or bacterial infections can cause loss of hair cells i.e. mumps or meningitis
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