

![]() |
Acute ear infection; Hearing loss; Ruptured or perforated eardrum.
|
![]() |
Ear infections are one of the most common reasons parents take their children to the doctor. While there are different types of ear infections, the most common is called otitis media, which means an inflammation and infection of the middle ear. Th...
|
![]() |
Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. See also: Hearing loss of aging
|
|
|
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.
|
|
Hearing begins in the womb—pregnant women have reported feeling the fetus move in response to loud noises at 31 weeks (7 weeks before full-term delivery). Newborns are sensitive to the location, frequency, pitch, and volume of sounds. Loud sounds ...
|
|
Hearing impairment is the temporary or permanent loss of some or all hearing in one or both ears.
|
|
|
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound.
|
|
|
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.
|
![]() |
A ruptured or perforated eardrum is an opening in the tympanic membrane (eardrum.
|
|
|
A perforated eardrum exists when there is a hole or rupture in the eardrum, the thin membrane that separates the outer ear canal from the middle ear. A perforated eardrum may cause temporary hearing loss and occasional discharge.
|
|
|
A perforated eardrum (tympanum perforation) is an opening or rupture in the eardrum (tympanic membrane), the thin membrane that separates the outer ear canal from the middle ear. A perforated eardrum may be caused by infection, trauma, or negative...
|