Types of Hearing Loss: A Complete Guide

Hearing loss comes in three flavors. Conductive loss blocks sound in the outer or middle ear, earwax, fluid, otosclerosis, and is often fixable.

Sensorineural loss damages the inner ear or nerve, noise, age, disease, and is permanent but treatable with aids or implants. Mixed loss combines both.

Understanding which type you have determines every treatment decision that follows. .