Conductive hearing loss
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Conductive hearing loss
Conductive hearing loss is when the normal physical movement (conduction) of sound waves through the external ear canal or the middle ear is blocked or misdirected. Anything that disrupts the passage of sound through the external and middle ear—such as hardened earwax, a foreign object, abnormal bone growth, swelling, or a tumor—can cause this type of hearing loss.
Conductive hearing loss usually can be reversed by treating the underlying cause.
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| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Donald R. Mintz, MD - Otolaryngology |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology |
| Last Updated | April 30, 2007 |
| Last updated: | April 30, 2007 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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