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Conductive hearing loss: Hearing loss due to a defect in the external auditory canal or middle ear. See detailed information below for a list of 83 causes of Conductive hearing loss, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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causes of Conductive hearing loss as a symptom include:
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causes of Conductive hearing loss
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Conductive hearing loss happens in some older people when the sounds that are carried from the ear drums (tympanic membrane) to the inner ear are blocked. Ear wax in the ear canal, fluid in the middle ear, abnormal bone growth, or a middle ear infection can cause this loss. (Source: excerpt from Hearing and Older People -- Age Page -- Health Information: NIA)
Involves lesions of the external and middle ear resulting in malconduction of airborne sound.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Involves lesions of the external and middle ear resulting in malconduction of airborne sound.
- (Source - CRISP)
The list below shows some of the causes of Conductive hearing loss mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Conductive hearing loss. Of the 83 causes of Conductive hearing loss that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Conductive hearing loss' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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The following list of medical conditions have Conductive hearing loss or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Conductive hearing loss, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
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Conduction deafness, Conductive deafness
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medical Conditions associated with Conductive hearing loss:
Hearing impairment (1010 causes), Ear symptoms (1999 causes), Hearing symptoms (1100 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Deafness (1048 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes), Pain (6458 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes)
Symptoms related to Conductive hearing loss:
Hearing loss (271 causes), Deafness (1048 causes), Hearing voices (7 causes), Buzzing in ears (31 causes), Tympanic membrane, Otitis externa (10 causes), Otitis media, Cerumen, Ear ossicles, Trauma
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