Sound is everywhere in one’s daily living in the environment. A person normally encounters sounds such as from traffic, from household appliances and others. These sounds do not affect a person’s sense of hearing for they are heard in...
Hearing loss is of two main types, conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss. Here we will take a look at conductive hearing loss in detail. Conductive hearing loss is essentially caused by anything that interferes with the...
Idiopathic hearing loss or sudden hearing loss is a medical condition that continues to elude definitive diagnosis and treatment till date. Since majority of the cases of sudden hearing loss evade definitive diagnosis despite extensive...
The condition in which there is hearing loss or inability to hear right from birth is referred to as congenital hearing loss. Genetic factors play an important role in such cases. Also the factors present prenatally (in utero) could be...
Meningitis has been known to claim lives when undetected early and misdiagnosed. To survive this deadly disease but become deaf after the ordeal is a miracle. The causes of meningitis are bacterial and viral infections. It strikes both adults and...
Hearing loss is a problem that many people face especially as age catches up. Hearing problems faced by the elderly could range from missing certain sounds to those involving total deafness .Misunderstanding words in a conversation, missing...
Ear disorders do happen and it is not such an easy thing for the person involved and for those around him or her. There is this ear condition known as sensory hearing loss. This condition is a result to some problems occurring in a person's...
Hearing loss can be a result of many different reasons. Usually, hearing loss due to the measles occurs during the childhood. It is also prevalent as congenital rubella among infants. However, those who have not been vaccinated in their childhood...
Hearing loss is not something to wish on anyone and once a person has this ailment, it is never easy. However, there are many ways to cope with this impairment and one is through the understanding of the ailment itself. Through that...
A perforated ear drum pertains to the rupture or hole that occurs in the eardrum, specifically the thin membrane responsible for separating the middle ear and the ear canal. The middle ear and the nose are connected to each other through the...