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Sidebar - The Five Main Causes of Hearing Loss |
1. Heredity. At least 100 hereditary syndromes can result in hearing loss.
2. Infections, such as bacterial meningitis and rubella (German measles).
3. Acoustic trauma produced by acute or chronic exposure to loud sounds.
4. Prescription drugs, such as streptomycin and tobramycin, and chemotherapeutic agents, such as cisplatin.
5. Presbycusis, the hearing loss of old age, is thought to result from repeated acoustic trauma and hardening of microscopic blood vessels in the inner ear with aging. |
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