Get screened for hearing loss
We also heard from Francis Slabber - Audiologist at the Hearing Clinic. She joined us to talk more about hearing loss that affects people of all ages but more commonly among the elderly; however more young people are also experiencing it now. Hearing loss is usually described in terms of the Type, degree and configuration of it. There are three basic types of hearing loss such as Conductive which is when sound is not conducted effectively through the outer ear, the eardrum or the middle ear, Sensory-Neural which occurs when there’s been damage to the inner ear or to the auditory nerve running to and from the ear to the brain. Lastly Mixed losses that is a combination of conductive and sensory-neural losses. There might be some cochlear (inner ear) damage with some middle ear loss as well. For further information visit http://www.hearingclinic.co.za/ or send an email to francis@francisslabber.co.za
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