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  2. Causes of hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    Others may cause permanent hearing loss. [37] The most important group is the aminoglycosides (main member gentamicin) and platinum based chemotherapeutics such as cisplatin and carboplatin. [38] [39] In 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned about possible sudden hearing loss from PDE5 inhibitors, which are used for erectile ...

  3. Autoimmune inner ear disease - Wikipedia

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    Progressive hearing loss in both ears Typically will begin in one ear and gradually affect the other; Hearing loss may begin suddenly; Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in ears) Decrease in word recognition capability; Loss of balance (vestibular symptoms) Degree of balance loss can change throughout the course of the disease

  4. Unilateral hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    Known causes include genetics, maternal illness and injury. Examples of these causes are physical trauma, acoustic neuroma, maternal prenatal illness such as measles, labyrinthitis, microtia, meningitis, Ménière's disease, Waardenburg syndrome, mumps (epidemic parotitis), mastoiditis or due to an overstrained nervus vestibulocochlearis after a brain surgery to close to the nerve.

  5. Hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    Hearing loss has multiple causes, including ageing, genetics, perinatal problems and acquired causes like noise and disease. For some kinds of hearing loss the cause may be classified as of unknown cause. [citation needed] There is a progressive loss of ability to hear high frequencies with aging known as presbycusis. For men, this can start as ...

  6. Sensorineural hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a type of hearing loss in which the root cause lies in the inner ear, sensory organ (cochlea and associated structures), or the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII). SNHL accounts for about 90% of reported hearing loss.

  7. Paul Simon opens up about mysterious hearing loss ... - AOL

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    Paul Simon has revealed that he is being prevented from touring after suffering a near-total loss of hearing in one ear.. The “You Can Call Me Al” singer-songwriter claimed that doctors had ...

  8. Auditory neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Auditory neuropathy is sometimes difficult to catch right away, even with these precautions in place. Parental suspicion of a hearing loss is a trustworthy screening tool for hearing loss, too; if it is suspected, that is sufficient reason to seek a hearing evaluation from an audiologist. [10]

  9. Paul Simon opens up about his 'sudden' hearing loss: 'Nobody ...

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    According to Simon, it's part of a string of health challenges he's faced in recent years. “Boy, have I been beaten up in these last couple of years,” he noted, pointing out a tough struggle ...