hearing loss

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Hearing loss

• Types of hearing loss

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Types of hearing loss

• There are four types of hearing loss -
• 1. Auditory processing Disorders
• 2. Counductive
• 3. Sensorineural
• 4. Mixed

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Auditory processing disorders

• Auditory processing disorders occur when the
  brain has problem processing the information
  contained in sound such as understanding speech
  and working out where sound is coming Kids with
  this condition cant process what they hear in
  same way other kids do because there ear and
  brain not full coordinate
• Trouble understanding speech- Kids with APD are
  thought to hear normally because They can usually
  hear sound that are delivered one at time in a
  very quiet environment (such as a sound treated
  room). These kind of problem usually happen when
  there is background noise. Which is often the
  case in social situations . so kids with ADP can
  have trouble understanding what is being said to
  them when they are in noisy places like a
  background, Sports events and the cafeteria
  parties.

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Symptoms of Auditory processing disorder

• Symptoms of ADP can take from mild to severe and
  can take many types of form, if you think your
  child have a problem ask to yourself these
  questions
• Are noisy environment upsetting your children ?
• Does your child behavior and performance improve
  in quieter settings?
• Is your child disorganized and forgetful?
• Does your child have difficulty following
  directions , whether simple or complicated ,
• Cause - Often the cause of ADP isnt known.
  Evidence suggests that head trauma, lead
  poisoning and chronic could play a role
  sometimes they can be multiple causes.

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Conductive hearing loss

• Conductive hearing loss occurs when there is
  problem with the outer or middle ear which
  interferes with the passing sound to the inner
  ear. It can be caused by such things as too much
  ear wax, a punctured eardrum , a fluid build up
  or abnormal growth in the middle ear such as
  otosclerosis. It is more common in children and
  indigenous populations. Surgery and sometimes of
  technology can be used to treat conductive
  hearing loss Such as bone conduction, hearing
  aids, bone anchored hearing devices and middle
  ear implants
• Presentation - Conductive hearing loss makes all
  sounds seem faint and muffled.the hearing loss
  is worse in low frequencies. Conductive hearing
  loss usually identified through newborn hearing
  screening or may be identified because the baby
  has microtia or other facial abnormalities.
  Conducting hearing loss developing during
  childhood is easily due to otitis media with
  effusion and may present speech and language
  delay or difficulty hearing later onset of
  conducting hearing loss may have and insidious
  onset to related chronic middle ear disease.

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Sensorineural Hearing Loss

• Sensorineural Hearing Loss - It occurs as a
  consequence of damaged or deficient cochlear
  hair cell May be abnormal at birth, or damaged
  using lifetime of an individual . there are both
  external causes of damage including noise trauma
  infection and drugs, as well as intrinsic causes,
  including genetic mutations, a common cause or
  exacerbating factor in Sensorineural Hearing Loss
  is prolonged exposure to environmental noise for
  example being in a loud workplace without wearing
  protection or using headphone at high volume for
  a long period. Exposure to avery loud noise such
  as bomb blast can cause noise included hearing
  loss.

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• Symptoms of sensorineural hearing loss -
• Frequent symptoms of SNHL are loss of acuity in
  distinguishing foreground voices against nosies
  background difficulty understanding on the phone
  some kinds of sounds seeming excessively loud or
  shrill difficulty understanding some parts
  speech (fricatives and sibilants loss of
  directionality of sound (especially with high
  frequency sounds) perception that people mumble
  when speaking, and difficulty understanding
  speech similar symptoms are also associated with
  other kinds of hearing loss audiometry or other
  diagnostic tests are necessary to distinguish
  sensorineural hearing loss.
• Identification of sensorineural hearing loss is
  usually made by performing a pure tone audiometry
  in which bone conduction threshold measured and
  speech audiometry may be helpful testing is
  performed by audiologist . there is no proven or
  recommended treatment or cure for SHNL management
  of hearing loss is usually by hearing strategies
  and hearing aid . in case of profound or total
  deafness a cochlear implant is a specialised
  hearing aid which may restore a functional level
  of hearing SHNL is a least partially preventable
  by avoiding environmental noise chemical and
  drugs And head trauma, treating or inoculating
  against certain triggering diseases and condition
  like meningitis.

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Mixed hearing loss

• Sometimes a conductive hearing loss occurs in
  combination with hearing loss (SNHL). When this
  is the case is called a mixed hearing loss in
  other words mixed hearing loss there is at the
  same time damage to the outer and middle ears
  ability to conduct sound in to the inner ear and
  the brain damage to inner ear or auditory nerve.
• Cause of mixed hearing loss - there are
  several cause of mixed hearing loss including
  those for sensorineural hearing loss these can
  include illness drugs genetic causes of the inner
  ear. Causes of conductive hearing loss may
  including earwax fluid in the middle ear, Ear
  infection perforated eardrums and malformation
  for outer and inner middle ear.

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• Symptoms of mixed hearing loss the symptoms of
  mixed hearing loss are reduced hearing in one of
  both ears (bilateral mixed hearing loss ).
• Treatment of mixed hearing loss depending on
  the degree and make up of mixed hearing loss, It
  may be treated with medications surgery, hearing
  aids or an implantable bone conduction hearing
  system a baha bone conduction implant is an
  effective for mixed hearing loss because it
  totally bypass the conductive element of the
  hearing loss and need only to address the
  sensorenuel element . a health professional can
  talk to through the options and help you make the
  most informed design if you don't already have
  someone to speak to.when considering , what to
  the most import thing is to have all the
  information.