Like black and white cookies or pizza-by-the-slice, hearing ranges widely in quality.
One attempt to standardize the diagnosis and treatment is the implementation of degrees of hearing loss. Audiologists break hearing loss into five degrees: mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe and profound. Patients are categorized into a degree by the softest sound they are able to hear.
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We know how important it is to make sure you can hear the world around you: Dunshaw exists for that very reason. This blog has often harped on the importance of getting fitted for a hearing aid if you need one, and the many benefits that it bestows.
All hearing aids are not made equal.
If you visit an audiologist and are diagnosed with mild or moderate hearing loss, it may not be necessary for you to purchase a costly top of the line hearing aid.
When choosing a hearing aid by price, it’s important to get all the needed personal features, even if purchasing an inexpensive hearing aid. Luckily, there are lower-cost hearing aids that ably amplify sound – the most crucial goal of a hearing aid. Some are directional hearing aids – making conversation easier by focusing the hearing aid in a particular direction.
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We’ve written before about conductive hearing loss, which is treatable, and sensorineural hearing loss, which is not.
What happens when you have both?
The result is a condition known as “mixed hearing loss.” (more…)
Many people suffer from the hearing problem Tinnitus, the common description is ringing in the ears. Clearly it affects hearing, but is it a type of hearing loss?
No.
No one ever desires to have any sort of hearing loss, however, if you do suffer from hearing loss – conductive hearing loss is less serious than sensorineural hearing loss, ENTs and audiologists say.
The reasoning is simple- with condunctive hearing l
oss, it is medically possible to repair the lost hearing, but with sensorineural the hearing loss is directly affects the nerves and is usually permanent – only assisted with technology. Only a small percentage of patients have a conductive hearing loss. There are many reasons for having conductive hearing loss that are considered:
- Fluid Trapped within the Eustachian tube: If there is an excess of fluid, it can cause some hearing loss. This is eminently treatable; the tube can be drained and hearing loss alleviated.
Hearing is a very precious sense that none should ever take for granted. It is very sad whenever one is diagnosed with a hearing problem. Sometimes the loss is conductive but in many cases it is sensorineural hearing loss.
Thanks to our improvements in technology, now sensorineural loss can be treated more properly. Patients can still lead excellent lives and not have to worry about being at a disadvantage when it comes to their hearing.
Hearing loss can be difficult to bear at first, no matter its 