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Could you really go deaf from an ear infection?
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Depends: Viral infections of the ear nerve (inner ear) can produce deafness by destroying the sensitive hair cells. The common middle ear infections, if untreated, can lead to conductive hearing loss, which is partial and sometimes reversible.
Answered 1/15/2014
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