Call Today 888-577-2961 Visit Our Website http://Hearing-Aids-Newton-MA.com Conductive • If your hearing loss is conductive in nature, there is some damage or issue in your outer or middle ear. This means that the issue lies in the visible portion of your ear, outer ear canal, ear drum, the space just behind your ear drum, or a combination of these locations. • Loudness will be an issue for persons with this kind of loss. Sounds may appear muffled or softer than typical. They may complain that their ears feel stopped up or plugged. Sensorineural • If your hearing loss is sensorineural in nature, there is some damage or issue in your inner ear, hearing nerve, or a combination of the two. • Understanding will be an issue for persons with this kind of loss. They may complain that everyone else mumbles, no one speaks clearly, or that everyone talks too fast. They may note that they "hear", but just don't understand what you said. Mixed • Mixed hearing loss implies a combination of both conductive and sensorineural components with damage occurring in both the outer/middle ear and the inner ear/hearing nerve. • Both loudness and understanding will be an issue for persons with this kind of loss. They may experience a combination of symptoms of the other two previous categories.

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What Type of Hearing
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You may have heard your hearing healthcare
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on where the origin of your hearing
impairment occurs in your ear.
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There are three main types of loss
Conductive
Sensorineural
Mixed
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Conductive
If your hearing loss is conductive in nature, there is
some damage or issue in your outer or middle ear.
This means that the issue lies in the visible portion
of your ear, outer ear canal, ear drum, the space
just behind your ear drum, or a combination of
these locations.
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Sensorineural
If your hearing loss is sensorineural in
nature, there is some damage or issue in
your inner ear, hearing nerve, or a
combination of the two.
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Mixed
Mixed hearing loss implies a combination of
both conductive and sensorineural
components with damage occurring in both
the outer/middle ear and the inner
ear/hearing nerve.
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There are other categories for loss, including
functional and central. Functional loss
implies that there is normal hearing, and the
apparent loss is due to a psychological issue.
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Central hearing losses are not typical hearing
loss, but rather an issue with the processing
of sound. Similar hearing symptoms may
occur, but the issue is not related to any
peripheral hearing disorder.
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Ask your hearing healthcare professional to
thoroughly explain your hearing loss type,
so that you may better understand your
hearing!
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