SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
HEARING
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Conduction hearing loss
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Sensorineural hearing loss
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Nerve deafness
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Mixed deafness
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Detailed explanation-1: -A ruptured eardrum can result in hearing loss. It can also make the middle ear vulnerable to infections. A ruptured eardrum usually heals within a few weeks without treatment. But sometimes it requires a patch or surgical repair to heal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Conductive hearing loss can be produced by any defect in the pinna, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, and ossicles, up to the footplate of the stapes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Leading causes of conductive hearing loss include cerumen impaction, otitis media, and otosclerosis. Leading causes of sensorineural hearing loss include inherited disorders, noise exposure, and presbycusis.
Detailed explanation-4: -Causes of Conductive Hearing Loss Fluid in your middle ear from colds or allergies. Ear infection, or otitis media. Otitis is a term used to mean ear infection, and media means middle. Poor Eustachian tube function.