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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF HEARING LOSS, REVIEW OF CONDUCTIVE TYPE OF HEARING LOSS

Halimah Abdullah Alessa, ABDULHAMEED AHMED OMAR BASUDAN, Hatem Saeed Alessa, Saud Ali Alnashri, Atheer Ali Altalhi

In this review we discuss about conductive type of hearing loss, it’s anatomy, causes and symptoms. As well we mention regarding types of hearing loss and diagnosis of it. Searches were performed via MEDLINE for full-text articles published in English up to May 2018 containing data on the types of conductive type of hearing loss. Inning accordance with the World Health Organization, hearing loss is among the 6 leading contributors to the global concern of disease. It is coming to be an ever more crucial issue in community at large, not even if the populace is getting old, but likewise due to the fact that young individuals increasingly spend their leisure time in ventures that expose them to high noise. The term "hearing impairment" means a decreasement of hearing ability in the widest possible sense, ranging from subjectively barely considerable disruptions to total deafness. Hence, hearing impairment is a symptom of many various conditions that affect the organs of hearing. If hearing problems is presumed a proper history and assessment need to be done.

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