The Reasons We Lose Our Hearing
in years, I can hear my friends and family speak and don’t feel like I am missing out on half of what is going on around me. I was a registered nurse before I retired, and I can say without reservation that you are one of the most wonderful, kind, and professional doctors I have ever had the pleasure to have met. I would not hesitate for a moment to recommend you to anyone. I now realize there was no need to suffer in silence when there was a wonderful doctor like you (and your terrific staff) ready and willing to help just a few minutes away from my home. All I needed to do was to pick up the telephone, and you and your staff did the rest. Everyone in my family is thankful that I have taken the steps to seek help for my hearing loss, especially me. There is no shame in hearing loss; the only shame is in not doing anything about it. sudden, extremely loud noise damages any of the structures of the ear, causing immediate and permanent hearing loss. Autoimmune inner ear disease is a syndrome of progressive hearing loss or dizziness that is caused by antibodies or immune cells attacking the inner ear. In most cases, there is a reduction of hearing accompanied by tinnitus — a Otosclerosis is a hereditary disorder causing progressive deafness due to overgrowth of bone in the inner ear. Auditory neuropathy is a rare type of hearing loss caused by an abnormality in the transmission of nerve impulses traveling from the inner ear to the brain. Head trauma is caused by a blow to the head and can damage the outer, middle, or inner ear, resulting in temporary or permanent hearing loss. Acoustic trauma occurs when a
I want to thank you for the wonderful experience I have had since finding you. I had been having trouble with my hearing for some time. Like many people, in spite of the fact that I needed a device to improve my hearing, I was reluctant to obtain one. I suppose it’s a combination of the denial of growing older and a touch of vanity, but once I decided to do something about my hearing loss, I started my search for help. I won’t go into details, but I tried several other hearing professionals before I found you. From the very first visit, you made me feel at ease. You took the time to listen to my complaints and my concerns, and you made sure all my questions were answered to my satisfaction before you started to discuss remedies for my hearing loss. To make a long story short, you resolved my hearing loss issues. For the first time 2 • We’re listening to you. The most common types of hearing loss are presbycusis (a gradual loss of hearing in both ears that commonly occurs as people age) and noise- induced (NIHL). However, hearing loss can be caused by a variety of conditions. Here are just a few to help you understand the complexity of the auditory system and the importance of finding a knowledgeable audiologist to help you determine the type of hearing loss you’re suffering from. Cholesteatoma is a type of skin cyst located in the middle ear and skull bone. Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear. Eustachian tube dysfunction occurs when the tube between the middle ear and the back of your throat that allows your ear to equalize pressure functions abnormally.
constant ringing, hissing, or roaring sound — which occurs over a few months. Meniere’s disease typically causes dizziness, hearing loss, ringing in the ears, and a sensation of fullness or stuffiness in one or both ears. Meniere’s disease occurs when excess fluid causes swelling in the inner ear. Acoustic neuroma is a slow-growing tumor (usually benign) of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain. Regardless of the cause of your hearing loss, it can likely be helped. If you have any questions about your hearing loss or that of a loved one, the doctors of audiology here at the Hearing Center of Long Island would be more then happy to answer them. For more information, call
us at (516) 872-8485 or contact us by email at info@HearingCenterofLI.com . What Our Patients Are Saying
Lilli and Dr. Larry
To everyone at Hearing Center of Long Island, my sincere thanks.
Lynbrook, NY
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