conductive hearing loss (redirected from Hearing loss, conductive)

hearing loss /hear·ing loss/ (los) deafness.

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conductive hearing loss  conductive deafness; that due to a defect of the sound-conducting apparatus, i.e., of the external auditory canal or middle ear.

functional hearing loss  hearing loss that lacks any organic lesion.

mixed hearing loss  hearing loss that is both conductive and sensorineural.

nonorganic hearing loss  functional h. l.

ototoxic hearing loss  that caused by ingestion of toxic substances.

paradoxic hearing loss  that in which the hearing is better during loud noise.

sensorineural hearing loss  that due to a defect in the inner ear or the acoustic nerve.

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Conductive hearing loss

A type of medically treatable hearing loss in which the inner ear is usually normal, but there are specific problems in the middle or outer ears that prevent sound from getting to the inner ear in a normal way.

Mentioned in: Stapedectomy, Tinnitus

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conductive hearing loss

[kənduk′tiv]

Etymology: L, conducere, to lead

a form of hearing loss in which sound is inadequately conducted through the external or middle ear to the sensorineural apparatus of the inner ear. Sensitivity to sound is diminished, but clarity (interpretation of the sound) is not changed as long as the sound is sufficiently loud. Also called conduction deafness. Compare sensorineural hearing loss.

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hearing loss,

n a reduction in the acuity to detect and recognize sound.

hearing loss, conductive,

n a hearing impairment of the outer or middle ear, which is due to abnormalities or damage within the conductive pathways leading to the inner ear.

hearing loss, mixed,

n a hearing impairment that is the result of damage to both conductive pathways of the middle ear and to the nerves or sensory hair cells of the inner ear.

hearing loss, sensorineural

n a hearing impairment of the inner ear resulting from damage to the sensory hair cells or to the nerves that supply the inner ear.

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conductive hearing loss

Conductive hearing impairment ENT Hearing loss due to a defect in the outer ear–eg a block of the external ear canal or middle ear–ossicles or eardrum, in the face of a normal auditory nerve