3 Different Types of Hearing Loss | Ear Problems

There are three kinds of hearing loss that a person can have. One is called neurosensory, or sensory neural, sometimes called nerve hearing loss. Nerve hearing loss is probably a misnomer, because it's rarely the nerve. It's almost always the little hairs inside the organ of hearing that aren't converting the mechanical energy into electrical energy.

The most common cause of an inner ear or neurosensory hearing loss is an age related and genetically determined hearing loss. As we get older we all lose some hearing, and the degree of that hearing loss is very variable. There are individuals in their late fifties or early sixties who have a rather severe loss and need amplification in the form of a hearing aid. And there are others who live into their eighties and nineties that have remarkably good hearing.

Other causes of hearing loss include viral infections, genetic disorders, and, rarely, a benign tumor on the nerve of hearing and balance called an acoustic neuroma. If you have a benign tumor on the nerve of hearing and balance called an acoustic neuroma, you will generally have a hearing loss in only one ear. A hearing loss in one ear should be more alarming to you than in both ears because it brings up the possibility of a tumor such as an acoustic neuroma.

The second type of hearing loss is a mechanical one. We call it a conductive hearing loss because there's a problem with the mechanism that conducts the sound from the outside to the inside. A lump of wax will cause a mechanical hearing loss. A problem with your eardrum will cause a mechanical hearing loss. A problem with the little bones of hearing will cause a mechanical hearing loss. Fluid inside your middle ear will cause a mechanical hearing loss.

The third type of hearing loss is called mixed, a little bit of each.

[ODonthebeat]

I'm 14 and I am deaf in my left ear ): I get really sad because I don't know what its like to hear with both ears. I don't know why I have hearing loss but its been this way for as long as i can remember.

[YFNGamer]

My problem is probably a sinus problem. I also sleep with earplugs in, so maybe my drum got pushed in a little bit.
I also stay on YouTube all day with headphones.

[skyan]

When I was born I had a virus in my right ear, a few weeks or days later I had a hearing infection. It caused the hearing in my right ear to start deteriorating. I am 13 years old and now I might be getting a cocula Implant. But it’s not that bad, it doesn’t make me any less different.



I think?

[Fredster-ujpq]

I’m deaf in my left ear I’ve had so many tests and stuff and all the doctors come up with different things to the others and it annoying I just want to know why I suddenly turned half deaf at 3 years old

[hannahmatheson]

I'm only 18 and I hear like half of what I should in my right ear. I think it's from my ear infections as a child my right ear drum nearly ruptured but idk?

[RoseSushii]

I'm 15, and when I was about 12 I had a fever, and my right ear felt alot of air pressure so I tried to pop it by moving/flexing my face. it was the worst mistake in my life .. I have tinnitus in both ears now, and I don't know why.. sometimes I get really depressed knowing I have permanent constant hearing..

[abbydianne]

And I’m almost 12 and I pray god for my ear bc I’m deaf forever and I’m pretty sad and my cousin making fun of me all the time when I Came to see to her..

[Explore]

how about ringing because im having ringing in my right ear and hope too god its not a tumor

[TheSPEEZY]

I don't think I have hearing loss. Even tho two months ago I woke up and both my ears felt clogged and sound was muffled but they usual pop open through the day. My right ear just started again after two months my ear feels clogged again and now it's been going on for a week. I'm going to tje docs to hopefully see if it's just wax water or a burst eardrum

[bonitogeneration]

i’ve never had good hearing but it’s dramatically declined within the past year. my mom has severe hearing loss and uses hearing aids so i’m probably gonna get them sooner rather than later, as i can’t hear the bass in songs anymore and voices are becoming indistinguishable in conversation. now my friends are gonna roast me ever more for being hoh SNDNDBFB

[mamabutts]

Please if there is anyone that sees this please tell me if I can afford to wait before going to the doctor, my hearing loss started 2, 3 maybe 4 hours ago. it's six am and I will probably wait til 3 pm, so any ideas, please I really need an other opinion here.

[johnnyboii]

Does hearing to loud music makes you have hearing loss?

[Ameri-Cain]

I just got deaf 3 days ago and. I hope this is serious it's been going on in my right ear pray for me

[lhyannedrosolano]

I have a problem with my ear wax in my left ear. I think that's the reason why my left ear becomes deaf sometimes. :((

[gubbi]

Some Days I wake up and I can't hear out one ear for a while can someone help me try fix this

[CarlosAlexandre-okzo]

imagine the laboratory that first finds the cure for hearing loss and tinnitus, will become a billionaire. and will save many lives from dementia and alzaimer.

[daliapadilla]

I learned more from this guy in 2 min than I have from my doctors.

[DipakKumar-bmot]

my son has hearing loss from childhood.he has nerve problem in both ears.now he use hearing aids.is any permanent solution ?

[Rajnpnofficial]

My husband's left ear is deaf since yesterday.doctor told that its because the nerve is dried.can anybody suggest me can it be cured or not..plzzz reply

[chimchimonakookiewithsugao]

I'm ten years old and my left ear is deaf I don't know why...😢😢😢I just wonna get better...
I'm scared 😭😭😭😭