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Hearing Loss and Its Types


Hearing loss is also known as hearing impairment which is defined as the partial or total inability to hear in a person. This medical condition can occur in one or both ears. Hearing loss can be temporary or permanent, depending on the causative agent of the medical complication. There are different factors such as genetics, aging, exposure to high decibel (dB) of sound, chronic infections, birth complications, trauma, toxins, or occupational hazards. There are certain infections which occur during pregnancy such as syphilis and rubella, which can result in birth complications and hearing loss in child. Based on the degree of hearing loss, the hearing loss is classified as mild (25-40 dB), moderate (41-55 dB), moderate-severe (56-70 dB), severe (71-90 dB), and profound (greater than 90 dB). Hearing loss is also categorized into- conductive, sensorineural, mixed, and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder, based on the conduction of sound.

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Type of Hearing Loss
§  Conductive Hearing Loss: This type of hearing loss is caused by an obstruction in the outer or middle ear for the conduction of sound. This type of hearing loss can be treated with the help of medication or surgical procedure.
§  Sensorineural Hearing Loss: This type of hearing loss is caused by an obstruction in the conduction of sound in the inner ear or failure in the hearing nerve.
§  Mixed Hearing Loss: This type of hearing loss is a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss in a patient.

Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder: This type of hearing loss occurs when there is a conduction damage in the inner ear, or the hearing nerve and the brain is unable to interpret the sound.

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hearing loss can also be classified as follows:
§  Unilateral or Bilateral: Unilateral type of hearing loss caused in one ear, whereas bilateral hearing loss occurs in both ears.
§  Pre-lingual or Post-lingual: Pre-lingual type of hearing loss caused in a person before he/she learned to talk, whereas post-lingual type of hearing loss is acquired in a patient after he/she learnt to talk.
§  Symmetrical or Asymmetrical: Symmetrical hearing loss is a type of hearing loss where the intensity of loss is same in both ears, whereas in asymmetrical hearing loss the intensity of sound conduction is different in each ear.
§  Progressive or Sudden: Progressive hearing loss is a type of hearing loss which can worsen over a period, whereas sudden hearing loss occurs abruptly due to various factors such as genetic, occupational hazards or exposure to high dB of sound.
§  Fluctuating or Stable: Fluctuating hearing loss is a type of hearing loss which is irregular in a patient whereas the hearing loss which is stable during a period is known as stable hearing loss.
§  Congenital or Acquired/Delayed Onset: Congenital type of hearing loss occurs at the time of birth, whereas acquired or delayed onset of hearing loss occurs later in the lifetime of a patient.

For the treatment of hearing loss, hearing aid devices are used. Hearing aid is a small medical device used for the amplification of sound in a partially deaf or completely hearing-impaired patient. The device is designed to improve a person’s hearing ability. There are different variants of hearing aid devices used for curing hearing loss in individual of all age groups. The types of hearing aid devices have been discussed further in the report, along with the factors influencing the market demand for these devices.

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