Hearing Loss and Deafness

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Questions and Answers

What can cause conduction hearing loss?

  • Damage to neural pathways
  • Destruction of hair cells
  • A plug of wax (correct)
  • Brain damage

Which type of hearing loss is due to brain damage?

  • Mixed hearing loss
  • Central hearing loss (correct)
  • Nerve hearing loss
  • Conduction hearing loss

What is the frequency range of an audiometer?

  • 250 to 8000 Hz (correct)
  • 100 to 10,000 Hz
  • 300 to 9000 Hz
  • 200 to 7000 Hz

Which condition does NOT lead to nerve hearing loss?

<p>Fluid in the middle ear (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of decibels considered as severe hearing loss?

<p>71-90 dB (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following can cause conductive hearing loss?

<p>Fluid in the middle ear (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A patient with a hearing loss of 45 dB would be classified as having what degree of hearing loss?

<p>Moderate hearing loss (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an audiometer measure?

<p>Degree of hearing loss (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Hearing Loss (Deafness)

  • Caused by changes at any level of the auditory system

Types of Hearing Loss

  • Conduction hearing loss: impairment in sound transmission through the external or middle ear to the cochlea
  • Nerve hearing loss: damage to hair cells in the cochlea or damage to the auditory nerve
  • Central hearing loss: brain damage

Conduction Hearing Loss

  • Affects the passage of sound between the ear drum and the inner ear
  • Caused by:
    • A plug of wax blocking the ear canal
    • A hole in the eardrum
    • Fluid in the middle ear

Nerve Hearing Loss

  • Defined as damage to the hair cells in the cochlea or damage to the neural pathways of hearing (nerves)

Hearing Test (Audiometer)

  • Uses an electronic instrument called an Audiometer
  • Has a dial with a range of 0 to 120 dB (decibels) and a frequency range of 250 to 8000 Hz (Hertz)
  • Tests patient's hearing for different frequencies and volumes to determine the degree of hearing loss

Degrees of Hearing Loss

  • Normal Hearing: 0-25 dB
  • Mild Hearing Loss: 26-40 dB
  • Moderate Hearing Loss: 41-55 dB
  • Moderately Severe Hearing Loss: 56-70 dB
  • Severe Hearing Loss: 71-90 dB
  • Profound Hearing Loss: 91+ dB

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