Causes of high-frequency hearing loss A high-frequency hearing loss is typically a sensorineural hearing loss , which is a hearing loss normally caused by damage to the hair cells in the inner ear that receives the sounds and convert them to signals that are transmitted to the brain by the auditory nerves.
Read moreDoes sensorineural hearing loss affect high-frequency?
If the sensory cells in your cochlea are damaged, you lose the ability to hear and ultimately process these sounds. As the hair cells that perceive low-frequency sounds are located near the top of the cochlea, hearing loss typically occurs at higher frequencies first .23 Ağu 2018
Read moreHow does high-frequency hearing loss affect hearing?
When we have a high-frequency hearing loss, it can cause us to have difficulty understanding high-pitched voices . Children’s voices and women’s voices can become difficult to hear clearly. People with high-frequency hearing loss are also likely to have difficulty hearing high-pitched beeping and bird songs.
Read moreWhat frequency is sensorineural deafness?
As hearing loss progresses, the rate of hearing loss decreases. Loss is always greater at the frequencies 3000-6000 Hz than at 500-2000 Hz. Loss is usually greatest at 4000 Hz.
Read moreCan sensorineural hearing loss be treated?
SNHL can be treated with the use of conventional hearing aids or an implantable hearing device . Again, your ENT specialist and/or audiologist can help you decide which device may work best for you depending on your hearing test results and your lifestyle.
Read moreWhat is sensorineural hearing loss is it treatable how is it caused?
Treatment of Sensorineural Hearing Loss Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), presumed to be of viral origin, is an otologic emergency that is medically treated with corticosteroids . Corticosteroids may also be used to reduce cochlea hair cell swelling and inflammation after exposure to loud noise.
Read moreIs sensorineural hearing loss reversible?
Sensorineural hearing loss is generally felt to be an untreatable medical condition. However, in some cases, prompt diagnosis and treatment of the underlying condition may reverse the deafness .
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