Surprising Possible Causes of Hearing Loss

May 24, 2010 - PRLog -- Below are some of the surprising causes of hearing loss. The sooner you know about them the better you can do something about it:

1.   Genetic abnormalities
a.   On Children – genetics, prematurity, post natal, down syndrome, meningitis, and still unknown causes
b.   BOR Syndrome - alteration of a gene and it involves kidney troubles, misshapened ears, and neck cysts. It occurs in every 40,000 births. Children with this may use hearing aids or get cochlear implants. Check out http://www.hearing-aids-prices.com/beltone-hearing-aids and http://www.hearing-aids-prices.com/widex-hearing-aids for options
c.   Charge Syndrome – still fairly rare. This involves abnormality in some part of the face specifically the ear. This also affects the hearing.
d.   Congenital Cytomegalovirus – this may be passed on from mother to child
2.   Loud Noises / Music
Loud noise may results in hearing loss. If you are exposed to loud noises too long and too often, this can damage the hair cells in the cochlea and results in permanent hearing loss. This is the hardest to feel because it happens gradually and painlessly. You don’t usually notice it until you realize that you are just simply requiring louder sound all the time.
3.   Glue Ear
This is common to children. This is sometimes called the glue ear. Scientifically, it is called chronic otitis media with effusion. It needs to be drained. This could restore hearing instantly.
4.   Otosclerosis
This is a hereditary disease. A bone grows around the middle ear, around the footplate. This prevents normal bone transmission. This may be cured with surgical procedure called stapedectomy. This is only a 30-to 40-minute procedure using local anesthesia
5.    Tumors.
This requires surgery to remove.
6.   Old Age
This is called presbycusis. This is a natural thing that is experienced by those who are aging and is caused by the degeneration of the inner. As people use it, it naturally gets old.

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