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functional hearing loss

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

functional hearing loss,
hearing loss that lacks any organic lesion. Also called nonorganic hearing loss.


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