See Also: conductive hearing loss(medicine)
hearing loss, conductive(medicine)
hearing loss, partial(medicine)
hearing loss, functional(medicine)
hearing loss, central(medicine)
hearing loss, bilateral(medicine)
sensorineural hearing loss(medicine)
hearing loss, sensorineural(medicine)
hearing loss, high-frequency(medicine)
hearing loss, noise-induced(medicine)

conductive hearing loss (medicine)


conductive hearing loss
<otolaryngology> A form of deafness that results from a blockage of the ear canal or dysfunction of the ossicles or eardrum (sound collecting apparatus).

In conductive hearing loss the auditory nerve is normal, but there exists a physical problem with the sound collecting apparatus.