Understanding Hearing Loss: Causes, Symptoms, and Tests

💡Hearing loss can be categorized into conductive hearing loss and sensory neural hearing loss.

👂Conductive hearing loss refers to a problem with sound traveling from the environment into the inner ear.

🔊Sensory neural hearing loss is caused by a problem with the sensory system or the vestibulocochlear nerve in the inner ear.

🎛️Weber's and Rini's tests are used to differentiate between conductive and sensory neural hearing loss.

👵Age-related hearing loss, known as presbycusis, is a common cause of sensory neural hearing loss.

What are the two main categories of hearing loss?

—The two main categories of hearing loss are conductive hearing loss and sensory neural hearing loss.

What causes conductive hearing loss?

—Conductive hearing loss can be caused by factors such as earwax blockage, infections, or fluid in the middle ear.

What is the role of Weber's and Rini's tests?

—Weber's and Rini's tests are used to differentiate between conductive and sensory neural hearing loss.

Can hearing loss be associated with dementia?

—There is a potential link between hearing loss and dementia, and treating hearing loss may reduce the risk of dementia developing.

What is presbycusis?

—Presbycusis is age-related hearing loss, which is a common cause of sensory neural hearing loss.

00:10Hearing loss can be categorized into conductive and sensory neural hearing loss.

01:22Conductive hearing loss relates to a problem with sound traveling from the environment into the inner ear.

01:30Sensory neural hearing loss is caused by a problem with the sensory system or the vestibulocochlear nerve in the inner ear.

04:11Weber's and Rini's tests are used to differentiate between conductive and sensory neural hearing loss.

08:30Age-related hearing loss, known as presbycusis, is a common cause of sensory neural hearing loss.