Can a person have Cochlear damage without suffering any hearing loss?
emily.renee asked:
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If you need more details please ask.
thanks for your help.
February 19th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
There would have to be some hearing loss if there is damage to the cochlea so no.
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:40 pm
If there’s damage within the cochlea, there’s going to be hearing loss. Hence why when people are getting cochlear implants, they are always warned that once the implant is in, they will lose whatever hearing they have left in the ear that is being implanted.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:33 am
That is a tough one. Kind of. Typically with damage to Cochlea you would see hearing loss. However, sometimes there could be damage to cochlea and hearing loss is not really present yet per say. What I mean is say you had “normal” hearing at 0 dB across freqencies. As you get older or are exposed to loud sounds you still have “normal” hearing, but now you hear at 20 dB across frequencies. There is a change in hearing, but it is still considered “normal” hearing from 0-20 dB. Also damage to the cochlea can be manifested as tinnitus (ringing in ears), or possibly auditory processing problems.
February 24th, 2009 at 12:42 am
People often don’t realise they have some deafness. Or they may get tinnitus.