Describe the difference between conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss.

What will be an ideal response?


Conductive hearing loss:
• 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 hearing loss:
• 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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