Question 1

what kinds of things cause unilateral tinnitus (had this for years) and asymmetrical hearing loss? causes other than acoustic neuroma?

Accepted Answer

Tinnitus and hearing: Hearing loss usually is associated with tinnitus.  The loss can come from damage to the auditory nerve, or the hearing portion of the inner ear (both, which also as a vestibular component).  There can be vascular damage, infection or hereditary causes.  Sometimes trauma, or exposure to loud noises unilaterally can cause this.

Question 2

can a dogs bark cause hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

No: As annoying as it might be, I have not heard or read hearing loss that resulted from barking of a dog.

Question 3

what are some causes of hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

Multiple causes: Hearing loss can occur due to something as simple as wax occluding the ear canal or as complex and serious as meningitis.  Common causes include noise exposure, family history and genetics or toxic effects of certain medications.  Age is often implicated as a cause of hearing loss, but losing hearing is not an invariable consequence of getting older.

Question 4

what would cause sudden hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

May be simple: May be related to something as simple as ear wax impact ion. See your doctor.

Question 5

how can loud noise cause hearing loss?

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Damage to inner ear.: The inner ear is a neural sense organ and it is finely tuned to discrimate sounds within a certain range. Since it is a "nerve" system, it conducts electrical activity. If the electrical activity is intense or prolonged... It can damage the neural mechanisms of the inner ear. It is similar to any nerve damage that can happen with any other nerve of the body if it is injured.

Question 6

possible causes of sudden hearing loss?

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Sudden hearing loss: Sudden hearing loss could be due to wax, eustachian catarrh, ear drum perforation, sudden loud noises causing sensorineural deafness.

Question 7

what are the causes sudden hearing loss?

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Many things.: A loud sudden noise can cause hearing loss.  Trauma to the ear can rupture the tympanic membrane (eardrum) also causing hearing loss.  Sometimes after a viral illness you may have hearing loss (labryinthitis).  Bottom line is that is something to see your physician for, since there are many different causes.  Some are reversible, some not.

Question 8

what are the main causes of hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

Deafness: Aging along with several diseases of the tympanic membrane, middle ear, and inner ear and also brain disease.  Environmental factors such as xcessive loud noises can also cause deafness.

Question 9

which causes of hearing loss are most common?

Accepted Answer

Myriad: Most often is due to wax in the ear canal. Also, due to fluid build up behind ear drum or ear infection. Aging process and noise exposure will also produce this.

Question 10

what are the causes of temporary hearing loss?

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Hearing loss: Temporary hearing loss can be from various causes.  E.G. A plugging of the outer ear canal with ear wax can occasionally cause hearing loss.  Loud noises and explosions can cause temporay loss and also with firing guns etc.   Clogging of the middle ear and eustachen tubes also can give temporary hearing loss.

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