TYPES OF HEARING LOSS

PART 1

Conductive Hearing Loss occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer ear canal to the eardrum and the tiny bones, or ossicles, of the middle ear. Conductive hearing loss usually involves a reduction in volume. This type of hearing loss can often be medically or surgically corrected.

Examples of conditions that may cause a conductive hearing loss include:

§ Middle ear pathology such as fluid in the middle ear from colds, allergies, poor Eustachian tube function, ear infection, perforated eardrum, or benign tumors

§ Impacted earwax

§ Infection in the ear canal

§ Presence of a foreign body

§ Malformation of the outer ear, ear canal, or middle ear