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Hearing disorders range from a temporary, partial loss of hearing to the permanent loss of hearing known as deafness.The variety of hearing disorders includes a loss or decrease in the ability to discern certain frequen...

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Acoustic Neuroma
An acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous( benign), often slow-growing tumor of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain.
Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the medical term for"hearing" noises in your ears when there is no outside source of the sounds.The noises you hear can be soft or loud.
Ruptured Ear Drum
A ruptured or perforated eardrum is an opening in the tympanic membrane(eardrum).Tympanic membrane perforation; Eardrum- ruptured or perforated; Perforated eardrum.
Foreign Body In Ear
Identification and Topographic Localization of Metallic Foreign Bodies by Metal Detector." Journal of Pediatric Surgery 39(August 2004): 1245–48.Reilly, B.
Ear Wax Blockage
Wax blockage is an obstruction of the ear canal with wax(cerumen).Ear impaction; Cerumen impaction; Ear blockage; Ear wax.
Otitic Barotrauma
Ear barotrauma is discomfort and possible damage in the ear due to pressure differences between the inside and outside of the eardrum.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Sensorineural deafness is decreased hearing or hearing loss that occurs from damage to the inner ear, the nerve that runs from the ear to the brain(auditory nerve), or the brain.

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