SNHL is caused by age-related wear and tear, exposure to loud noise, certain medications, or underlying medical conditions. SNHL occurs when the inner ear, the cochlea, is damaged. The cochlea is a ...
Noise-induced hearing loss has also been a huge problem in combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The most common form of hearing loss is caused by the death of cochlear hair cells in ...
Hearing loss has substantial personal, social and economic implications. It is most commonly caused by damage to the sensory hair cells and/or the auditory neurons in the cochlea. One possible ...