Tag: hearing loss

Conductive hearing loss occurs in the middle or outer ear. The sound waves are blocked by foreign particles or earwax in the ear canal. Most of the time, this is found in children who have placed a foreign object in their ear. It can also be caused by perennial infections. This type of hearing loss…

A hearing aid is a device that helps people with hearing loss by amplifying sound. Hearing aids are categorized as medical equipment and are subject to specific laws. Small audio amplifiers that are simple sound reinforcement systems, are not allowed to be advertised as “hearing aids.” In early times, before technology, people used ear trumpets…