27 March 2020
3 Types of Hearing Loss and what causes them?

3 type of hearing loss
- Conductive hearing loss
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- Mixed hearing loss
Things can cause hearing conductive hearing loss
- Infection of the ear canal or middle ear
- Perforated eardrum
- Buildup of earwax in the ear canal
- Dislocation f middle ear bones
- Foreign object in the ear canal
- Otosclerosis
- Tumors
- Malformation of outer ear , ear canal or middle ear structure
- Middle ear effusion
- Foreign object in ear canal
Things that cause sensorineural hearing loss
- Aging ( presbycusis)
- Exposure to loud noise
- Genetic
- Viral infection
- Hobby ( music event, motorcycle riding, excessive usage of headphone)
- Ototoxic drugs ( medication that damage hearing)
- Illness ( meningitis , meniere disease, tumor)
- Head trauma ( injury)