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Sensorineural hearing loss is a reduced sensitivity to sound from damage, malfunction, or malformation in the sensory and/or neural auditory...
Upvote (3) Downvote Go to answerPurchasing hearing aids for a person of any age or lifestyle requires a significant amount of consideration. The "best" or "easist" or "most...
Upvote (3) Downvote Go to answer"Nerve Deafness" is a term which people sometimes use to refer to sensorineural hearing loss, or hearing loss due to damage to the cochlea (inner...
Upvote (2) Downvote Go to answerWithout looking at your audiogram, I suspect your hearing loss is not medically treatable at this time. When a hearing loss is age related, this...
Upvote (2) Downvote Go to answerWhen a hearing aid is appropriately fit, programmed, verified, and validated, there should not be any concerns of hearing loss caused by hearing...
Upvote (2) Downvote Go to answerSiemens and Oticon are both excellent manufacturers, researching and developing the best in hearing aid technology. I have worked with both the...
Upvote (2) Downvote Go to answerI don't typically answer these questions, but my personal opinion is to seek medical attention immediately. Your symptoms may be caused by...
Upvote (3) Downvote (1) Go to answer1) Your audiologist must rule out Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD), and low frequency cochlear dead zones, which is a form of ANSD....
Upvote (2) Downvote Go to answerYes and no! If you are exposed to excessive levels of noise ie a concert you may get a temporary threshold shift ie your hearing ability will...
Upvote (2) Downvote Go to answerYou may experience some brief hearing loss and pressure in the ear with the change in atmospheric pressure, however, hearing may be affected...
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