Types of Hearing Loss Glossary
Conductive Loss
A type of hearing loss which arises from the middle ear, due to wax, fixation of the ossicles, ear infection etc., and is often easily corrected by medication and/ or surgery.
Mixed Loss
A type of hearing loss caused by a problem with both the middle and inner ear/nerve simultaneously.
Sensorineural Loss
A type of hearing loss arising from the inner ear and/or nerve, which in most cases is permanent, due to aging, ototoxic drugs, noise exposure, etc. Hearing aids are the best remedy for a sensorineural loss.
About Dr. Prasad
Dr. Sanjay Prasad MD FACS is a board certified physician and surgeon with over thirty-two years of sub-specialty experience in Otology, Neurotology, advanced head and neck oncologic surgery, and cranial base surgery. He is chief surgeon and founder of the private practice, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, located in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.