Question 1

what causes someone to go deaf?

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SEVERAL MECHANISMS: These days, loud noises from rock concerts, head phones, loud music in the home.  But as we age, our hearing does deteriorate, and we loss high frequencies first.  There are also episodes of trauma, Meniere's and other diseases which can eventuate in deafness.

Question 2

what makes makes someone to be deaf?

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Many causes: Many causes. Most common causes in adults would be ear wax, trauma, aging and loud noises (acute or cumulative.
See ENT doc for exam/opinion.

Question 3

what could cause deafness?

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3 major causes: Deafness is a result of irreversible damage to the ear.  Most common is damage from loud noises.  Excessive noise will kill ear cells.  Next is infection of the inner ear.  Viruses, especially cmv, and forms of meningitis kill off ear cells.  Tumors of the ear nerve (acoustic neuromas) cause progressive deafness.  Rare genetic conditions can result in deafness.

Question 4

what are causes of deafness?

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Deaf: Aging, noise, genetics, illnesses such as otosclerosis or autoimmune disease, neurological such as stroke or ms, medications such as some antibiotics or Aspirin or nsaids or diuretics, chemicals such as lead or mercury or gasoline, physical trauma to ears or brain.

Question 5

what are symptoms of deafness?

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Deafness: Deafness is a disabilty due to partial or complete hearing loss in one or both ears.

Question 6

how does one cope with deafness?

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Try to listen: Many of us have a degree of deafness.  Sometimes hearing aides help, sometimes not.  Filtering out bad noise and attending to what is important is the goal.  Using other senses to compensate really helps.  Avoiding harmful noise is important.  Attention to facial expressions and watching their mouth can be very helpful.  Learn to live with it.

Question 7

how can one cure sudden deafness?

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Emergently, if at al: Sudden loss of hearing is considered a medical emergency.  If the hearing loss is nerve hearing loss, and not due to fluid behind the ear drum, the most common treatment is high dose steroids, usually orally,  if this fails, we will frequently inject steroids through a numbed ear drum.  If the hearing loss is severe this might not have much effect.  Fluid behind ear drum needs time, or a tube.

Question 8

are there different kinds of deafness?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Conductive hearing loss is loss in the ear canal, eardrum, or middle ear bones; sensorineural loss is loss in the inner ear or auditory nerve; both can be present in mixed loss.

Question 9

can you give a deaf person your hearing ?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately no: Unlike donating a kidney to help someone, you cannot donate your hearing to a deaf person.

Question 10

can two deaf people have hearing children?

Accepted Answer

Usually they have : Yes. Most deaf parents have hearing children but there are records of hereditary deafness. These are multigenerational deaf families that marry other deaf mates. Deafness in this kind of situation may occur.

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