Hearing impairment (1)

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Hearing Impairment

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What is hearing impairment?

• Hearing Impairment or deafness is an unability to
  hear.
• It may occur in one or both the ears.
• It may occur due to genetics, aging, exposure to
  noise, etc.
• Person suffering from this disease may often lead
  to depression, anxiety and health problems.

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• Hearing Loss may be temporary or permanent.
• Condition occur in hearing impairment is cronic
  ear infection.
• Human hearing extends in frequency from 20-20,000
  Hz.
• In India, more than 1 million cases of deafness
  is recorded per year.
• World Health Organisation(WHO), reports that 5
  of the total world's population is suffering from
  the hearing loss.

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Signs and Symptoms

• pain or pressure in the ear.
• difficulty in understanding speech.
• sounds or speech becoming dull.
• issues in hearing the high volume rate.
• asking others to speak more slowly, clearly and
  loudly.

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Types Of Hearing Impairment

• Sensorineural Hearing Impairment
• Conductive Hearing Impairment
• Mixed Hearing Impairment
• Neural Hearing Impairment

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Causes

• Noise The increasing sound of MP3 player effects
  the deafness. Hearing loss may occur due to
  exposure to noise. Louder sound can cause early
  damage to the ears.
• Aging Degeneration of delicate inner ear
  structures occurs over time.Some degree of
  hearing loss is observed in over half of people
  who are above the age of 60. This deafness is
  age-related.
• Genetics Your genetic can be also a reason for
  ear damage. When looking at the genetics of
  deafness, there are 2 different forms, syndromic
  and nonsyndromic.

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• Medications If you take very high doses of
  aspirin, other pain relievers, etc., then these
  medications are considered ototoxic.
• Illness Illness such as heart disease, illnesses
  that result in high fever high, blood pressure,
  and diabetes are also one of the major cause of
  hearing loss.
• Ear infection Hearing Impairment may cause due
  to many ear infections. If you neglect it for too
  long, then you may suffer from permanent hearing
  loss.

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Hearing Impairment In Different Age Factors

• Born Deaf
• This hearing disorder is present by birth. The
  symptoms can be seen during different stages of
  the childs age.
• Hereditary Factors
• It can be present at birth or develop later in
  life.Genetic factors (hereditary) cause more than
  50 of all hearing loss in children.
• Non-Hereditary Factors
• Non-genetic hearing loss is most often caused by
  illness or trauma before birth or during the
  birth process. there is about 25 of cases of
  hearing loss in non-genetic.

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• Hearing Loss in Young Age
• Young generation is very fond of listening music
  or watching movies at very high volume
  rate.Researchers conclude that if young adults
  frequently use headphones at a loud volume then
  it will definiatly increase the hearing
  impairment rate in the young people.
• Hearing Loss in Old Age
• People between the ages of 60 and 70 have a
  partial or significant form of hearing loss.The
  age-related disorders most often occur in both
  ears, affecting them equally. There are many
  reasons losing your hearing in old age.