By Dr. Varun Kumar Gupta, Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) The human ear is capable of hearing sounds between a fixed decibel range. Sounds, lesser than 20Hz and more than 20kHz, are usually inaudible to the human ear owing to its mechanism. Noise induced hearing loss or NIHL is a rather common type of deafness…
All About Decreased Hearing
By Dr Manish Prakash , Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Decreased hearing can be the result of less sound reaching the Inner Ear (Conductive Loss) or Less Sensation traveling from the Inner Ear to the Brain (Sensorineural loss) . Conductive Hearing Loss- Causes: 1. Wax blocking the External Canal 2. Hole in Eardrum 3. Mucus…