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A Discusion of Partial Deafness

Our ears have two roles, those of balance of hearing. However, throughout the duration of a lifetime, the hearing function of our ears become worn out and less effective. In fact, one of three adults over the age of 65 has a hearing loss and half of seniors over the age of 75 have a hearing loss. There is another factor here as well, and that lies in our genes. Our inherited capability may also reduce our hearing with age. Some people will suffer due to the effects of heridity alone, and others from heredity and excessive noise damage.

Hearing loss affects us in different ways but usually exhibits as one or more of the following symptoms:-

1) If all sounds seem muffled

2) The words you think you have heard make no or little sense

3) Despite paying attention to a speaker you find you must repeatedly request that things be repeated more clearly

4) You find you are continually turning up the sound level on the television etc.

Those that have a hearing problem will have answered at least one of the above in the positive. They will also tend to find that the shrink back from actively engaging in discussions in groups of people for worrying that they will seem stupid if they have to ask for others to raise their voices. This is a loss of quality of life as well as of hearing, and needs action to remedy it.

Hearing impairment usually occurs to the cochlea, when the cochlea (that is our inner ear sensor which is coiled and contains a huge number of special delicate sound sensing hairs), experiences sound at above eighty five decibels intensity for a prolonged period.

ther common causes of hearing are:-

1) Diseases of the ear, such as can be during child illnesses

2) Ear bone abnormalities

3) Outer or middle ear tumour growth

4) Torn ear drums

Other non-age related causes for deafness include Auditory Neuropathy, Meniere's Disease, Noise Ostosclerosis and Usher's Syndrome.

From all the causes, there result three primary types of full or partial deafness, as listed:-

A) Conductive Hearing Loss

This occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently to the middle ear, which may be caused by fluid, earwax, infection, foreign matter or malformation of the middle or outer ear.

B) Sensor and or Neural Hearing Impairment

Inner ear problems of any kind, and here we include all those listed earlier plus damage resulting from any accident to the head which also damages the hearing organs. This type of hearing problem also includes any problems which may actually be due to an inability of the brain to interpret the sound signal it receives.

C) Mixed Hearing Loss

Sometimes a person may suffer from conductive hearing loss combined with a Sensorineural hearing loss.

This type of hearing loss is known as mixed hearing loss. Of the three possible forms of hearing loss, this is the final type. A person can have a loss of hearing in one ear or in both ears. The degree of the severity of hearing loss in each ear may be equal or disparate.

The loss of hearing can either occur suddenly or over a long period of time. Fast and fluctuating deterioration of hearing is possible, especially if the problem arises from a local ear infection. In such cases improvement or cure may also be fast. If you suspect that you have a hearing problem, you must consult your health specialist to get a professional diagnosis and appropriate treatment for your condition. There is always the option of buying one of the new 'up-to-the-minute' hearing aid models, and these can represent great value and also really help the older (retired) population.

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