- excessive earwax
- damaged eardrum
- ear infection or fluid in the middle ear
- stiffness in the bones of the middle ear (otosclerosis)
Most often a conductive hearing loss can be medically treated with high success and hearing aids are often very helpful in situation where the condition cannot be treated medically.
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- aging
- noise exposure
- hereditary factors
- oto-toxic medication
This type of hearing loss cannot be corrected with medicine or surgery and hearing aids can be very helpful.
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