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According to WHO , more than 5% of the world\u2019s population i.e. 466 million people suffer from hearing disability. It is estimated that by 2050, one in every ten people will suffer from hearing disability.<\/p>\n
The normal hearing threshold is 25 dB or better in both ears. If a person is not being able to hear as well as someone having normal hearing, then that person is suffering from hearing loss.Hearing loss can range from mild to severe and can affect one ear or both ears.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeaf\u201d people are those who suffer from profound hearing loss, which means very little or no hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It is caused due to problems with the ear canal, eardrum or middle ear. In this type of hearing loss, the outer and the middle ear cannot send sound waves to the inner ear.\u00a0Few causes are: \u2013<\/b><\/p>\n It is caused due to problems of the inner ear. In this condition, the inner ear fails to convert sounds into electric impulses and send them to the brain for processing which makes us \u201chear\u201d. Few causes are:-<\/b><\/p>\n When hearing loss is partially conductive and partially sensorineural it is called mixed hearing loss. It is measured in an audiology lab & graded as mild, moderate or severe depending on how bad the condition is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
Sensorineural<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Mixed<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n