Advanced Hearing Solutions for Children and Adults

Middle Ear Disorders:

• Otitis Media (infection)
• Mastoiditis
• Cholesteatoma
• Otosclerosis
• Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
• more.

Diseases:

• Auditory Nerve infection
• Meniere disease
• Drug-induced ototoxicity
• Herpes zoster oticus
• Vestibular schwannoma
• Labyrinthitis
• Vestibular neuronitis
• Other diseases

Noise exposure
Head injuries

• May hear sounds fine, but have difficulty in understanding speech especially in noisy or chanllenging evnironment.
• Speech may sound muffled.
• Asking to repeat what others said or to speak up louder.
• Increasing TV or phone loudness compared to others.
• Difficulty in understanding children or female voice.
• Experiencing ringing or buzzing sounds known as Tinnitus.
• Gradually avoiding social or group conversation.
• Feeling of fatigueness by end of the day.
• Long-term effect may include cognitive issues like Dementia.

If hearing loss in neglected or left untreated for prolonged period, hearing loss can have serious mental and social consequences. Here are some common effects:

• Increased risk of cognitive disability and dementia.
• Low quality of life leading to increasing depression, and anxiety.
• Can also result in Social isolation and unhappy.
• Severe effect on work performance resulting in lower earnings.
• Increasing difficulty in understanding speech affecting effective communication.
• Long-term effect of psychological issues.
• Many more.

Otitis Media (Ear infections)
Diseases:

• Meningitis
• Encephalitis
• Measles
• Chickenpox
• Other diseases

Medications
Noise exposure
Head injuries

Genetic Disorders:

• Down syndrome
• Usher Syndrome
• Waardenburg syndrome
• Other genetic disorders

• Does not startle at loud sounds
• Delayed Speech
• Does not words like “amma/mama” or “dada” even at the age of 1 year
• Mispronouncing words
• Difficulty in following instructions
• Need repetitions or often says “huh”?
• Child speaks loudly than earlier
• Withdraws from playing or frustrated mostly
• Poor academic performance
• Itchy ears
• Frequent colds with ear pain
• Ear discharge
• Seem to her few sounds but not others

• Delayed speech and Language Development
• May not pronounce or produce high frequency sounds like s, sh, f, k, and t
• Their voice will be high pitched
• Sounds mumble or abnormal speech
• Severe effect on academic performance
• Unable to make friends in school
• Becomes isolated and unhappy
• Long-term effect of psychological issues
• Depression
• May not be able to lead to their true potential
• Many more.

Conductive Hearing Loss occurs when the sound travelling to the inner ear is blocked for various reasons.

The common causes like excessive earwax, acute to chronic ear infections, abnormal ear structures, tympanic membrane perforations can result in conductive hearing loss.

Depending on the reason the treatment could be as simple as removing earwax, medications for ear infections, surgeries in chronic cases and Hearing Aids in permanent hearing loss are common treatment options.

Most common causes for Sensorineural hearing loss is excessive noise exposure, aging called Presbycusis, genetics, viral infections, medications and other diseases.

Treatment for sensorineural hearing loss depends on the reason. However, the sensorineural hearing loss is most of the time permanent and hearing aid is primary option to improve hearing. In certain situations where the hearing is sudden, it may be due to viral infection and need to be treated for the same and the hearing loss can be recovered if treatment was given within the time frame. Cochlear Implant may also be an option for Profound or Deaf hearing.

There are several reasons but most commonly we can observe an ear infection like Otitis Media with inner ear hair cell damage resulting in Mixed Hearing loss.

Because Mixed Hearing Loss consist both conductive hearing loss which as can be treated with medications, or surgery and can result in improved hearing loss, so we consider medical attention first and then we may have to consider hearing aids, or Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA) for sensorineural hearing loss.

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) results from disruptions in the central nervous system, impacting sound processing pathways. Common symptoms include difficulty understanding speech in noisy settings, following complex instructions, and distinguishing similar sounds. APD often coexists with conditions like ADHD and learning disabilities

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) treatment involves a multifaceted approach. Here are the key options:

1. Hearing Aids and Listening Devices: These enhance sound perception and assist in managing APD.
2. Auditory Training: Rehabilitation programs focus on improving sound discrimination and processing skills.
3. Learning Environment Modifications: Adjusting the learning environment, such as reducing background noise, supports individuals with APD