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Hearing Disorders and Deafness

It's frustrating to be unable to hear well enough to enjoy talking with friends or family. Hearing disorders make it hard, but not impossible, to hear. They can often be helped. Deafness can keep you from hearing sound at all.

What causes hearing loss? Some possibilities are:

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Results 1 - 10 of 1,500 for Hearing loss
  1. Hearing Disorders and Deafness (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... you from hearing sound at all. What causes hearing loss? Some possibilities are: Heredity Diseases such as ear ... noise Aging There are two main types of hearing loss. One happens when your inner ear or auditory ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hearingdisordersanddeafness.html - Health Topics
  2. Age-related hearing loss 
    Age-related hearing loss (also known as presbycusis) is a decrease in hearing ability that happens with age. In most cases, the hearing loss affects both ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/age-related-hearing-loss - Genetics
  3. Nonsyndromic hearing loss 
    Nonsyndromic hearing loss is a partial or total loss of hearing that is not associated with other signs and symptoms. In contrast, syndromic hearing loss occurs with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/nonsyndromic-hearing-loss - Genetics
  4. Hearing loss - infants 
    Hearing loss is not being able to hear sound in one or both ears. Infants may lose all ... is not common, some infants may have some hearing loss at birth. Hearing loss can also develop in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007322.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Hearing loss 
    Hearing loss is being partly or totally unable to hear sound in one or both ears. ... Symptoms of hearing loss may include: Certain sounds seem overly loud in one ear Difficulty following conversations when two or more people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003044.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Hearing loss and music 
    ... MP3 players or at music concerts can cause hearing loss. The inner part of the ear contains tiny ... exposure to loud noise and music can cause hearing loss.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000495.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Occupational hearing loss 
    Occupational hearing loss is damage to the inner ear from noise or vibrations due to certain types of jobs. ... exposure to loud noise or music can cause hearing loss. Sounds above 80 decibels (dB, a measurement of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001048.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Sensorineural deafness 
    Sensorineural deafness is a type of hearing loss. It occurs from damage to the inner ear, the place of origin of the nerve that runs from the ear to the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003291.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Age-related hearing loss 
    Age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, is the slow loss of hearing that occurs as people get older. ... nerve signals that your brain interprets as sound. Hearing loss occurs when the tiny hair cells are damaged ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001045.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Meniere disease 
    ... activities. Ménière disease usually has four main symptoms: Hearing loss that varies over time Pressure in the ear ... for anywhere from 20 minutes to 24 hours. Hearing loss is often only in one ear, but it ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000702.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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