The nurse is caring for a 2-year-old child who has a history of meningitis as an infant.The child is not speaking and does not turn the head to the sound of a rattle.Which type of hearing loss in a child may have resulted from a previous infection with meningitis?
A) Conductive
B) Sensorineural
C) Central
D) Mixed

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When hearing loss is caused by malformations,auditory nerve damage,or infection,the loss is usually permanent.Damage caused by inflammation or obstruction usually causes a temporary and reversible hearing loss.A central type of hearing loss usually causes difficulties in differentiating sounds and problems with auditory memory,and it is reversible.A combination of conductive and sensorineural loss.Conductive loss is often reversible,whereas sensorineural is permanent.

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