Auditory Deficency

Auditory Impairment

Hearing [Auditory] impairment occurs when there's a problem with or damage to one or more parts of the ear.

Some people are born with hearing impairment — and children can lose their hearing for many reasons.

There are many different aliments which result in loss of hearing. These may include:

* Conductive hearing loss

* Sensorineural hearing loss 

* Mixed hearing loss 

* Central hearing loss

* Auditory processing disorders (APD)

For further definitions of these terms please follow the hyperlink-http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/hearing_impairment.html#

The level of hearing impairment of a person’s varies vastly. Some may have partial hearing loss were only some sounds are picked up by the ear , others have complete hearing loss this means that the ear picks up no sound whatsoever, these persons are referred to as being deaf.

When the timing at which hearing is lost, this falls into two main categories which are Congenital and Acquired hearing loss. Congenital hearing loss is present at birth whereas Acquired hearing loss occurs later down in life

The most common cause of conductive hearing loss in kids and teens is otitis media, which is the medical term for an ear infection that affects the middle ear. Ear infections cause a build-up of fluid or pus behind the eardrum, which can block the transmission of sound. Even after the infection gets better, fluid might stay in the middle ear for weeks or even months, causing difficulty hearing.

But this fluid is usually temporary, and whether it goes away on its own (which is usually the case) or with the help of medications, once it's gone a person's hearing typically returns to normal. Blockages in the ear, such as a foreign object, impacted earwax or dirt, or fluid due to colds and allergies, can also cause conductive hearing loss.

People also get conductive hearing loss when key parts of the ear — the eardrum, ear canal, or ossicles — are damaged....