Describe the difference between bone conduction deafness and sensorineural deafness
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Bone conduction deafness:
• Result of disease or malformation of the outer or middle ear
• All sound is weaker and muffled because it is not conducted correctly to the inner ear
Sensorineural deafness:
• Result of damage or malformation of the inner ear (cochlea) or the cochlear nerve
• Some sounds are distorted and heard incorrectly
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