Hearing Loss Hearing 2

Question 1

Sensorineural hearing loss results from damage to which structures?

Accepted Answer

The inner ear or auditory nerve

Answer

Sensorineural hearing loss involves damage to the cochlea's hair cells or the auditory nerve pathway.

Question 2

Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound cannot pass efficiently through which areas?

Accepted Answer

The outer or middle ear

Answer

Conductive loss is caused by blockages or problems in the outer or middle ear that reduce sound transmission.

Question 3

What is the term for hearing loss that involves both conductive and sensorineural components?

Accepted Answer

Mixed hearing loss

Answer

Mixed hearing loss combines conductive and sensorineural damage in the same ear.

Question 4

Which common condition causes gradual age-related hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

Presbycusis

Answer

Presbycusis is the progressive loss of hearing that develops with aging.

Question 5

A buildup of earwax causing temporary hearing loss is an example of which type?

Accepted Answer

Conductive

Answer

Earwax blockage physically obstructs sound conduction through the ear canal.

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