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Reasons For Hearing Loss
The cause of hearing loss can be different for adults and children, and it might be due to your life choices, but then again it may be purely hereditary. The cause of hearing loss may not be obvious or easily determined, even to professionals in the hearing impairment industry. But an in-depth hearing evaluation can greatly improve your chances of finding out what may have caused your hearing loss. Of course, one thing to keep in mind is that hearing loss is more common than you believe, and if you are currently going through regression in your hearing capacity, the cause of hearing loss may just be a natural process of advancing in age. The problem may be in the outer, inner, or middle ear, and the only way to determine the degree of hearing loss is to have a professional assessment with multiple hearing tests.
Hearing Loss in Adults
In adults, the cause of hearing loss may be due to genetics (inherited from parents), illness, and ototoxic (ear-damaging) drugs including Aminoglycoside antibiotics, Salicylates (aspirin) in large quantities, Loop diuretics, and some drugs used in chemotherapy regimens (cisplatin, carboplatin, or nitrogen mustard). Another cause of hearing loss is exposure to loud noise, in addition to tumors, head injury, and the aging process. Hearing loss may occur alone or it can be accompanied by tinnitus, which is a ringing in the ears. Also, the cause of hearing loss may be due to a disease such as Otosclerosis (affects movement of tiny bones involving the middle ear); Ménière's disease (begins between the ages of 30 and 50 affecting the inner ear); Autoimmune inner ear disease (a fast and damaging hearing loss sudden-onset that should be medically treated as soon as possible to attempt reduction of hearing loss).
Hearing Loss in Children
The most common cause of hearing loss in children is Otitis Media, which is an inflammation in the middle ear that may have very mild effects such as slight fluctuation in hearing ability, without any fever or even any fluid buildup inside the ear, to a most severe thick glue-like fluid in the ear resulting in permanent hearing loss. Some of the symptoms to look for in your child are as follows:
- Inattentiveness
- Wanting the television or radio louder than usual
- Misunderstanding directions
- Listlessness
- Unexplained irritability
- Pulling or scratching at the ears
The reason Otitis Media is so common in children rests in the fact that the Eustachian tube, a passage between the middle ear and the back of the throat, is smaller and more nearly horizontal in children than adults, leaving the possibility for more frequent and advanced ear infections. Ear infections must be treated medically as quickly as possible to avoid the possibility of permanent hearing loss in your child.
The cause of hearing loss, different for children and adults, may be due to an accident, a lifestyle choice such as the use of popular listening devices or constant exposure to loud music, a natural process of aging, or a hereditary condition.
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