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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
=== Conductive === | |||
* Acute or chronic [[otitis media]] | |||
* [[Cerumen]] impaction | |||
* [[Cholesteatoma]] | |||
* [[Earwax]] (foreign bodies) | |||
* Eustachian tube dysfunction | |||
* [[Head trauma]] | |||
* [[Mastoiditis]] | |||
* Middle ear effusion | |||
* [[Otitis Externa]] | |||
* [[Otosclerosis]] | |||
* Physical straining ([[barotrauma]]) | |||
* Rapid descent in air or water ([[barotrauma]]) | |||
=== Sensorineural === | |||
* Acoustic neuroma | |||
* [[Alport's Syndrome]] | |||
* [[Drugs]] | |||
* Hereditary sensorineural hearing loss | |||
* [[Meniere's Disease]] | |||
* Noise-induced | |||
* [[Presbycusis]] | |||
=== Mixed === | |||
* [[Berger's Disease]] | |||
* [[Cytomegalovirus]] (CMV) | |||
* [[Diabetes Mellitus]] | |||
* [[Epstein-Barr Virus]] (EBV) | |||
* Fat emboli | |||
* [[Herpes simplex]] | |||
* [[Herpes zoster]] | |||
* Hypercoagulable states | |||
* [[Hyperlipoproteinemia]] | |||
* [[Infarction]] | |||
* [[Influenza]] | |||
* [[Leukemia]] | |||
* [[Lyme Disease]] | |||
* [[Macroglobulinemia]] | |||
* [[Measles]] | |||
* [[Meningitis]] | |||
* [[Metastases]] | |||
* [[Mumps]] | |||
* [[Ototoxic]] [[drugs]], toxins | |||
* [[Polycythemia vera]] | |||
* [[Prolonged QT syndrome]] variant | |||
* [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] | |||
* Tertiary [[Syphilis]] | |||
* [[Wardenberg's Syndrome]] | |||
=== Miscellaneous === | |||
* [[Autoimmune disease]] | |||
* Congenital deafness | |||
* Hereditary conditions | |||
* [[Hypothyroidism]] | |||
* [[Multiple Sclerosis]] | |||
* [[Pregnancy]] | |||
* [[Presbycusis]] | |||
* [[Trauma]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
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Overview
Causes
Conductive
- Acute or chronic otitis media
- Cerumen impaction
- Cholesteatoma
- Earwax (foreign bodies)
- Eustachian tube dysfunction
- Head trauma
- Mastoiditis
- Middle ear effusion
- Otitis Externa
- Otosclerosis
- Physical straining (barotrauma)
- Rapid descent in air or water (barotrauma)
Sensorineural
- Acoustic neuroma
- Alport's Syndrome
- Drugs
- Hereditary sensorineural hearing loss
- Meniere's Disease
- Noise-induced
- Presbycusis
Mixed
- Berger's Disease
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
- Fat emboli
- Herpes simplex
- Herpes zoster
- Hypercoagulable states
- Hyperlipoproteinemia
- Infarction
- Influenza
- Leukemia
- Lyme Disease
- Macroglobulinemia
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Metastases
- Mumps
- Ototoxic drugs, toxins
- Polycythemia vera
- Prolonged QT syndrome variant
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Tertiary Syphilis
- Wardenberg's Syndrome
Miscellaneous
- Autoimmune disease
- Congenital deafness
- Hereditary conditions
- Hypothyroidism
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Pregnancy
- Presbycusis
- Trauma