What is Conductive Hearing Loss?
Conductive hearing loss refers to any disorder in sound transmission system in the middle ear. The bones and muscles in the middle ear adjust and tune the hearing mechanism so that sound can travel from the ear drum to the inner ear. Sometimes surgery is required in the middle ear. Surgery can be followed by Sound Therapy, as any surgery requires post operative rehabilitation. Hypertension or lack of tone in the middle ear muscles (tensor tympani and stapedius) also leads to conductive hearing loss. What is “sensorineural” hearing loss? Sensorineural hearing loss refers to damage which has occurred inside the inner ear, where the sensory cells transmit sound to the auditory nerve. Loud or prolonged sound flatten the fine, hair like sensory cells – called cilia – in the inner ear. When the cilia are flattened they cannot longer pick up sound vibrations, so the sound doesn’t reach the auditory nerve. A diagnosis of nerve deafness does not necessary mean the nerve is damaged – it may just
