What causes hearing loss?
Causes of Sensorineural hearing loss
- Ageing
- Noise exposure
- Diseases such as meningitis and Meniere’s disease
- Viral infections like measles and mumps
- Ototoxic drugs
- Head injuries
- Genetic hearing loss
- Pregnancy/birth complications
Causes of Conductive hearing loss
- Blockage of ear canal due to wax or a foreign object
- Middle ear infection often referred to as “glue ear”
- Outer ear infection
- Perforated ear drum
- Partial or complete closure of the ear canal
Causes of
Mixed hearing loss
- An example of a mixed hearing loss is a conductive loss due to perforated ear drum combined with a sensorineural loss due to damage associated with noise exposure.