conductive hearing loss

Thân thiện

A doctor uses a model of the ear to explain conductive hearing loss to a patient.

Definition

Noun: - Hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear: A type of hearing impairment caused by issues that block or reduce the conduction of sound waves through the outer ear, eardrum, or middle ear (ossicles). It often involves mechanical problems rather than nerve damage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The audiologist diagnosed the patient with conductive hearing loss caused by otosclerosis.
  • Earwax blockage is a common, often temporary, cause of conductive hearing loss.

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: The term is used to differentiate this type of hearing loss from sensorineural hearing loss. It is often described as a reduction in sound level or the ability to hear faint sounds.
  • The treatment for conductive hearing loss may include surgery, hearing aids, or medical management of the underlying cause.

Variants and Related Words

• Conduction deafness (n): A synonym for conductive hearing loss.
  • Conduction deafness can sometimes be corrected medically.

Synonyms

• Conduction deafness: An alternative term with the same meaning.
• Middle ear hearing loss: A descriptive synonym focusing on the typical location of the problem.

Related Phrases

• Air-bone gap: A key diagnostic finding in audiology for conductive hearing loss, where hearing is better through bone conduction than through air conduction.

Học thuật

Noun

1. hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear

Từ đồng nghĩa

• conduction deafness
• middle-ear deafness