Comments on: Can a child have permanent hearing loss due to a fall when they were a baby? http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/can-a-child-have-permanent-hearing-loss-due-to-a-fall-when-they-were-a-baby/ Thu, 17 May 2012 19:56:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: kAudio http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/can-a-child-have-permanent-hearing-loss-due-to-a-fall-when-they-were-a-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 kAudio Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:33:45 +0000 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/can-a-child-have-permanent-hearing-loss-due-to-a-fall-when-they-were-a-baby/#comment-1197 Traumatic head injury can in fact cause a permanent hearing loss; however there would have had to have been significant damage to the temporal bone area of her skull. If this had occurred, you would have known it as would your doctors. Past ear infections typically do not cause permanent nerve hearing loss unless they have been extremely severe and the infection entered the inner ear or mastoid area of the skull. Middle ear infections typically cause conductive hearing losses which may be temporary or permanent. Nerve (sensorineural) hearing loss can be caused by many different causes. The most common is genetics; however other causes consist of noise, disease, medications, etc. I would recommend you see an audiologist for a full hearing evaluation who will more than likely refer your daughter to an ear,nose and throat physician for further evaluation. A full medical history should be done on your daughter dating back to your pregnancy and birth. Issues occurring during pregnancy and following birth can also cause hearing loss. Such as high levels of billirubin. Billirubin causes jaundice in babies and if levels are high enough it can be toxic to the inner ear. Also meconium aspiration can cause hearing loss later in life. Check out the following on Healthy Hearing for more information on causes of hearing loss: Traumatic head injury can in fact cause a permanent hearing loss; however there would have had to have been significant damage to the temporal bone area of her skull. If this had occurred, you would have known it as would your doctors.

Past ear infections typically do not cause permanent nerve hearing loss unless they have been extremely severe and the infection entered the inner ear or mastoid area of the skull. Middle ear infections typically cause conductive hearing losses which may be temporary or permanent.

Nerve (sensorineural) hearing loss can be caused by many different causes. The most common is genetics; however other causes consist of noise, disease, medications, etc.

I would recommend you see an audiologist for a full hearing evaluation who will more than likely refer your daughter to an ear,nose and throat physician for further evaluation. A full medical history should be done on your daughter dating back to your pregnancy and birth.

Issues occurring during pregnancy and following birth can also cause hearing loss. Such as high levels of billirubin. Billirubin causes jaundice in babies and if levels are high enough it can be toxic to the inner ear. Also meconium aspiration can cause hearing loss later in life.

Check out the following on Healthy Hearing for more information on causes of hearing loss:

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]]> By: Ellen http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/can-a-child-have-permanent-hearing-loss-due-to-a-fall-when-they-were-a-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Ellen Sun, 31 May 2009 05:55:27 +0000 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/can-a-child-have-permanent-hearing-loss-due-to-a-fall-when-they-were-a-baby/#comment-1195 Possibly, but it would have to be an extreme fall. Severe head trauma can cause rupturing of the cochlea, which would cause irreparable damage. It could also damage the 8th cranial nerve, which would cause a permanent damage as well. This kind of injury would have to come from something like falling down several flights of stairs. Most hearing loss cannot be explained. The most likely cause is genetics--something that cannot specifically be pinpointed and may not be present in any other family member--it's just a game of gene matchup. No matter what the cause, though, there are definitely many rehab options. See an audiologist to talk about hearing aids if you haven't already done so. And of course, if you're unsatisfied with the results you get from one AuD, you should definitely go get a second opinion. Good luck. Possibly, but it would have to be an extreme fall. Severe head trauma can cause rupturing of the cochlea, which would cause irreparable damage. It could also damage the 8th cranial nerve, which would cause a permanent damage as well. This kind of injury would have to come from something like falling down several flights of stairs.

Most hearing loss cannot be explained. The most likely cause is genetics–something that cannot specifically be pinpointed and may not be present in any other family member–it’s just a game of gene matchup.

No matter what the cause, though, there are definitely many rehab options. See an audiologist to talk about hearing aids if you haven’t already done so. And of course, if you’re unsatisfied with the results you get from one AuD, you should definitely go get a second opinion. Good luck.

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