Brittany suffered severe ear infections as a child and had to have tubes inserted into her ear canal so that she could hear.The ear infections caused which type of hearing loss in Brittany?

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Brittany's ear infections caused damage to her ear canal, which is part of her outer or middle ear. This type of damage is associated with conductive hearing loss, which refers to any blockage or damage to the parts of the ear that conduct sound to the inner ear. In contrast, sensorineural hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the inner ear (specifically, the hair cells that help to transduce sound) or the auditory nerve, which carries sound information to the brain. Inattentional hearing loss and area A1 damage are not recognized types of hearing loss.

Brittany Suffered Severe Ear Infections as a Child and Had