[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Parts of the Ear

• Outer Ear
• Middle Ear
• Inner Ear

Outer Ear consists of

• Pinna/Auricle
• Ear Canal/Auditory Canal

Middle Ear consists of

• Eardrum
• Tympanic Cavity
• Ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes)

Inner Ear consists of

• Oval window
• Semicircular ducts
• Cochlea
• Auditory Tube

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• Conductive Hearing Loss
• Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Mixed Hearing Loss

Causes for Conductive hearing loss

• Deformation of outer ear, ear canal, or middle ear structures
• Fluid in middle ear due to cold

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• Ear infection
• Allergies
• Poor Eustachian tube function
• Perforated eardrum
• Benign tumors
• Impacted earwax
• Infection in the ear canal
• Foreign body in the ear
• Otosclerosis

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• Exposure to loud noise
• Deformation of the inner ear
• Head trauma
• Virus or disease
• Autoimmune inner ear disease
• Hearing loss that runs in the family
• Aging (presbycusis)
• Meniere’s Disease
• Tumors
• Otosclerosis

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• Normal – (-) 10 dB to 15dB
• Slight             – 16dB to 25dB
• Mild             – 26dB to 40dB
• Moderate             – 41dB to 55dB
• Moderately Severe – 56dB to 70dB
• Severe             – 71dB to 90dB
• Profound             – 91+dB

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• Exposure to loud noise
• Deformation of the inner ear
• Head trauma
• Virus or disease
• Autoimmune inner ear disease
• Hearing loss that runs in the family
• Aging (presbycusis)
• Meniere’s Disease
• Tumors
• Otosclerosis

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• Pure Tone Audiometry
• Speech Testing
• Middle Ear Analysis
• Auditory Brainstem Response
• Oto-acoustic Emission

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• To check whether there is hearing loss
• To analyze the cause of hearing loss
• To determine the degree & config. Of hearing loss
• To provide best treatment options

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• Analog
• Digital

Different Styles of Hearing Aid

• IIC – Invisible In Canal
• CIC – Completely In Canal
• ITC – In The Canal
• ITE – In The Ear
• BTE – Behind The Ear
• RIE – Receiver In the Ear
• Pocket Models

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