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conductive hearing loss |
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conductive hearing loss [kən‚dək·tiv ′hir·iŋ ‚lȯs] (physiology) Failure of sound to be transmitted properly to the receptors in the inner ear so that sounds must be made louder to be heard. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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An 11-year-old girl with Sturge-Weber syndrome and associated seizures, mental retardation, behavioral disorder, and hemiparesis was referred to our otolaryngology department for evaluation of conductive hearing loss and recurrent otitis media. Less frequently, otosclerosis may cause a sensorineural hearing loss (damaged sensory cells and/or nerve fibers of the inner ear), as well as a conductive hearing loss. Not so conductive hearing loss, which involves the outer and middle ear and is caused by a punctured eardrum, ear wax and ear infections. |
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