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…)
Posts Tagged ‘Hearing Problems’
Oct 27
Unilateral Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can be difficult to bear at first, no matter its 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.
The question now we all have to ask is, how this hearing loss affects individuals who have it and what can be done to treat this 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.
People often connect that being deaf or having a hearing problem are linked to the elderly. If you see any audiologist, they will be quickly dispel this myth and tell you through audiological research anyone can suffer from hearing loss. Sometime it is difficult to notice, though. An older person can let you know if they have a hearing problem, but what about infants or young toddlers?
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