What is Conductive Hearing Loss?
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Conductive hearing loss occurs when the ear’s moving parts, such as the eardrum and ossicles, are damaged or impaired. Unlike sensory/neural hearing loss, which involves nerve damage, conductive hearing loss is often treatable. Dr. Sperling and his team will assess your condition and discuss treatment options, including surgery, during your initial appointment.
How is it Treated?
Treatment depends on the cause of your hearing loss and may include surgical repair. After identifying the cause, we will provide a customized treatment plan and review your options with you.
How Does it Occur?
Conductive hearing loss happens when sound is not effectively conducted through the outer ear canal to the eardrum and ossicles, leading to reduced sound levels or difficulty hearing faint sounds.
What are the Symptoms?
Symptoms of conductive hearing loss can vary and may include difficulty hearing speech, ear infections, ear drum perforation, wax buildup, tumors, or otosclerosis.
Can it be Corrected?
Often, conductive hearing loss can be corrected without a hearing aid. During your initial appointment, Dr. Sperling and his team will evaluate your condition and discuss treatment options.
Causes of Conductive Hearing Loss
- Abnormalities in the outer ear, ear canal, or middle ear structures
- Otosclerosis
- Fluid buildup in the middle ear from colds
- Ear infections (otitis media), causing fluid accumulation that affects the eardrum and ossicles
- Dysfunction of the Eustachian tube
- Perforated eardrum
- Benign tumors
- Impacted earwax
- Infection in the ear canal
- Foreign objects in the ear
