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Sensorineural Damage to Your Inner Ear
Once your doctor of audiology has diagnosed a hearing loss for you, it is important to start your own research concerning the condition that you have. The three aspects of hearing loss you have to understand relate to the type, the degree, and the configuration of hearing loss. According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), the two prevalent types of hearing loss (Conductive and Sensorineural) involve different categories of auditory system damage. You may also want to learn more about the causes of the various types of hearing loss.
About Conductive Hearing Loss
Conductive hearing loss, often corrected by medical or surgical means, occurs when sound is mal-conducted, to the eardrum and the tiny bones of the middle ear, through the outer ear canal. If you are diagnosed with conductive hearing loss, the symptoms you may have experienced include a reduction in sound level and the ability to hear faint sounds. Some possible causes are fluid in the middle ear; ear infection (otitis media happens to many children); allergies; perforated eardrum; benign tumors; and many other factors such as impacted earwax (cerumen) can lead to conductive hearing loss. The key to treating conductive hearing loss is to consult with your doctor as soon as you suspect a problem. This is especially important in the case of children with an ear infection, as their hearing health might be dependent on quick action and finding the proper medical action.
What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) occurs when damage incurs to the inner ear (cochlea), due to failure of the auditory nerve. The option of a medical or surgical correction is not available in most cases of SNHL, the most common type of hearing loss that has these possible causes:
- Illnesses (Menieres disease, Syphilis and Meningitis – 13 to 30% of people with Meningitis develop hearing loss) and immune disorders;
- Drugs that are toxic to hearing, also known as ototoxic medications (high dosage of aspirin or certain strong diuretics);
- Genetic or hereditary hearing loss;
- Aging;
- Malformation of the inner ear;
- Trauma and Exposure to loud noise (the major cause of Tinnitus).
Sensorineural Hearing Loss Affects the Younger Generation Too
SNHL is on the rise in the younger generation that is often exposed to a variety of loud noises in the modern world. For example, construction sites, music concerts, jet planes, fireworks, and even gunshots or explosions. The problem of noise induced hearing loss has become so terrible in the U.S. that there are government standards regulating allowable noise exposure in the workplace. In fact, the most common cause of sensorineural hearing loss is fast becoming over-exposure to loud noises on a consistent basis. The way to correct sensorineural hearing loss is through the use of a properly fitted hearing aid.
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