Mixed hearing loss

Mixed hearing loss

Mixed hearing loss is a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.

Description

An audiogram showing mixed hearing loss in the left ear.

Conductive hearing loss occurs when sounds can no longer move from the outer and middle ear to the inner ear.[1]

Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when the inner ear or its associated nerve pathways cannot send sounds to the brain.[1]

Mixed hearing loss is when both occur simultaneously.[1]

Treatment

Rehabilitation options for the disorder are increasingly diversifying.[2] Options include strategies where the inner ear is coupled to the outer ear, along with conventional hearing aids and bone-conduction implants.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CHSA | Types of Hearing Loss". helpingyoucommunicate.org. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  2. ↑ Hill-Feltham, Penny R.; Johansson, Martin L.; Hodgetts, William E.; Ostevik, Amberley V.; McKinnon, Brian J.; Monksfield, Peter; Sockalingam, Ravi; Wright, Tracy; Tysome, James R. (2021-04-01). "Hearing outcome measures for conductive and mixed hearing loss treatment in adults: a scoping review". International Journal of Audiology. 60 (4): 239–245. doi:10.1080/14992027.2020.1820087. ISSN 1499-2027. PMID 32985284.
  3. ↑ Verhaert, Nicolas; Desloovere, Christian; Wouters, Jan (September 2013). "Acoustic Hearing Implants for Mixed Hearing Loss". Otology & Neurotology. 34 (7): 1201–1209. doi:10.1097/MAO.0b013e31829ce7d2. ISSN 1531-7129.
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