This hearing loss is the most common. Caused by exposure to loud noises often damaging your inner ear.
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
_____ can cause hearing loss through factors passed down through family genes.
Hereditary/ Genetic Factors
This actor known for his portrayal as the Hulk in movies like Avengers Endgame and Thor Ragnarok lost his 70-80% hearing in his left side.
Mark Ruffalo
This type of hearing loss occurs when sound can't reach your inner ear due to infections or blockages. Irreversibal.
Conductive Hearing Loss
_______ can impact hearing by pressing on nerves and muscles in the ear.
Tumors
This Stranger Things star with mind powers has complete hearing loss in her right ear
Millie Bobby Brown
The universal language of communicating through hand signals and gestures across the deaf community.
Sign Language
This kind of hearing loss is caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve(s). Often permanent but can be reversed if minor.
Sensorinerual Hearing
This cause of hearing loss comes with getting older.
Age Related
This creator of electricity dealt with severe hearing loss and total hearing loss in his ears.
Thomas Edison
Tools and devices that allow individuals to hear and understand in various environments.
ALDs (Assistive Learning Devices)
Hearing loss only in one ear.
Unilateral Hearing Loss
Excessive ______ can cause hearing loss due to blockages and illnesses.
Wax buildup/ Infections
This NFL fullback spent parts of 5 seasons with the Seahwaks, Falcons, and Cardinals and is the first deaf NFL player
Derrick Coleman
A surgically implanted device including a microphone, processor, and a transmitter that work electrically by stimulating the auditory nerve.
Cochlear Implant
One of the most common forms of hearing loss caused by old age. Affecting frequency intake to the lobe.
Presbycusis
Certain remedies can cause this kind of hearing loss issue.
Ototoxic Medications
This moody gym teacher in Glee has hearing loss in one of her ears
Jane Lynch