Kinds of Hearing Loss

Many people associate hearing loss with old age. Most hearing losses are indeed due to old age, but there are other causes of hearing loss.

Hearing losses are normally divided into two categories: conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss, depending on where in the ear the hearing loss originates from. Knowing the type of hearing loss is important in treating the problem.

Would you like to know more about various hearing losses? Click above on one of the two types of hearing loss.

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Ménière's disease
M énière's disease (Morbus Ménière) is characterised by several symptoms: varying degrees of hearing loss, tinnitus, and severe attacks of dizziness and sound distortion in the affected ear. Normally all symptoms are present.

If you know someone with Hearing Loss
If you know someone with a hearing loss, you've probably already witnessed some typical reactions: denial, frustration and anger.