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Glue Ear –Conductive Hearing Loss

Last Updated - October 26, 2023

Glue Ear –Conductive Hearing Loss

Many children suffer from conductive hearing loss.

This is often caused by a ‘glue-like’ fluid which collects in the middle ear (behind the eardrum) when a child has a heavy cold or catarrh.

Sounds may not be conducted to the inner ear and this problem is called a conductive hearing loss.

This hearing loss can fluctuate, changing from day to day. However, it can cause a habit of not listening very well and this might lead to frustrations and difficulties both for the child and parent/teacher.

Listening with a conductive hearing loss is like listening to the television with the sound turned too low, or trying to hold a conversation in a noisy room, or listening under water.

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