The three types of hearing loss are conductive, sensorineural, and mixed. Conductive hearing loss involves the sound conducting outer or middle ear and occurs with decreased transmission of sound ...

sensorineural and conductive. Sensorineural hearing loss typically occurs when the hair cells in the cochlea, the fluid-filled cavity in the inner ear, become damaged and are unable to send sound ...

Sometimes conductive hearing loss occurs in combination with a sensorineural loss. When this occurs, the hearing loss is referred to as a mixed hearing loss. Hearing loss is further classified as ...