Types & Causes Of Deafness
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- Q1Sometimes, a doctor may have to remove a buildup of earwax by squirting warm water into the auditory canal. The most likely reason for doing this is to relievepressure on the eardrumthe ossicles from being glued togethertemporary conductive hearing losstemporary sensorineural hearing loss10s
- Q2Sometimes, when you have a bad cold, fluid can build up in the ear causing earache and loss of hearing. This is an example ofconductive hearing lossauditory neuropathymixed hearing losssensorineural hearing loss10s
- Q3Sometimes, when you have a bad cold, fluid can build up in the ear causing earache and loss of hearing. The part of the ear that is most likely affected would be thecochleatympanic membranemiddle earauditory canal10s
- Q4At birth, there are sometimes complications that can cause auditory neuropathy. Such a complication isliver not working properly (jaundice)ossicles not working properlytympanic membrane not working properlyheart not working properly (jaundice)10s
- Q5If a baggage handler does not wear ear protection while working near a jet engine, they could suffer a type of ear damage calledauditory neuropathyconductive hearing losssensorineural hearing lossmixed hearing loss10s
- Q6If a baggage handler has not been wearing ear protection with care while working near a jet engine, the part of their ear that is most likely to be damaged is theeustachian tube in the middle eartympanic membrane in the outer earhair cells in the cochleaossicles in the middle ear10s
- Q7The common type of permanent hearing loss issensorineural hearing lossconductive hearing lossmixed hearing lossauditory neuropathy10s
- Q8During birth, the umbilical cord may get twisted, causing the oxygen supply to the baby to be cut off. This can causeconductive hearing lossmixed hearing losssensorineural hearing lossauditory neuropathy10s
- Q9Difficulty hearing people speak when there is a lot of background noise is a symptom most commonly associated withconductive hearing lossmixed hearing losssensorineural hearing lossauditory neuropathy10s
- Q10The part of the ear that is most commonly affected in auditory neuropathy is theauditory nerveossiclesauditory canalcochlea10s