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Central Florida Hear Care.

For over 20 years we have been providing our patients the finest quality, state-of-the-art hearing and hearing aid services. We specialize in digital hearing technology specifically designed (based on your unique hearing needs) to give you back your ability to understand conversation clearly again. It's not about loudness, it's about clarity of speech. Now there is no reason for you have to suffer from the mumbling sensation associated with permanent hearing loss.

How Hearing Works

The ear has three main parts or sections - the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. Each section has a specific function that allows sound waves that enter the ear to be transformed into electrical impulses that the brain can understand. The outer ear collects sound waves and directs them to the middle ear. The middle ear then amplifies the sound and transmits it to the inner ear. The inner ear converts the sound vibrations into electrical impulses that travel along the auditory nerve to the brain.

Types of Hearing Loss

When any part of the hearing system is unable to function, the result is hearing loss. There are several types of hearing loss:


 Conductive hearing loss is caused by damage to the outer or middle ear. With a conductive loss, sound waves are blocked as they move through the outer or middle ear. Since the sound cannot be conducted efficiently, the sound energy that reaches the inner ear is weaker or softer. A conductive loss can result from infection, excessive earwax buildup, fluid in the middle ear, damage to the middle ear bones, a perforation of the eardrum or a foreign body in the ear canal.

Signs/symptoms may include:
• Perceiving speech and other sounds as faint or muffled
• Ear pain or discharge from the ear
• Redness or swelling of the outer ear
• Pressure or fullness in the ear


 Sensorineural hearing loss is caused by damage to the inner ear. Sound waves travel normally through the outer and middle ear, however, the inner ear is unable to pick up the vibrations or is unable to send the vibrations to the brain. Also called "nerve deafness", it usually occurs in both ears. A sensorineural loss can result from infection, disease, certain drugs, excessive noise, birth defects and aging.

Signs/symptoms may include:
• Perceiving speech and other sounds as distorted or unclear
• Difficulty hearing certain pitches (usually high pitches)
• Hearing a ringing or buzzing sound that is constant or periodic
• Difficulty understanding speech in the presence of background noise



 Mixed hearing loss is caused by damage to the outer/middle ear and the inner ear. Typically, sound waves are not conducted efficiently to the inner ear, and once they reach the inner ear the vibrations cannot be picked up or sent to the brain. Therefore, a mixed hearing loss is the combination of a conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.

Signs/symptoms may include:
See "Signs/Symptoms" under Conductive hearing loss & Sensorineural hearing loss.







 Central hearing loss is caused by damage to the auditory nerve or hearing centers. Sound waves are transmitted normally through all three parts of the ear, however, the auditory nerve may not be able to send the electrical impluses to the brain or the hearing centers of the brain may not receive the signals correctly. A Central loss can result from head injuries, disease or tumors.

Signs/symptoms may include:
• Detecting sound but not being able to understand or process it