[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”3″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][cs_element_layout_row _id=”4″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”5″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][cs_element_layout_column _id=”6″ ][x_gap size=”13px”][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][cs_element_layout_row _id=”8″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”9″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][cs_element_layout_column _id=”10″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”11″ ][cs_content_seo]Know the signs of hearing loss\n\nSubheadline space\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”12″ ][cs_content_seo]About Your Hearing\n\nSubheadline space\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”13″ ][cs_content_seo]We can accurately determine your ear and hearing status with our in-depth hearing assessments at our New Glasgow audiology clinic. Learn more about how the ear works, the signs of hearing loss and the different types of hearing loss.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][cs_element_layout_row _id=”14″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”15″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][cs_element_layout_column _id=”16″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][cs_element_layout_row _id=”17″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”18″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”19″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”20″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”21″ ][cs_element_text _id=”22″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”23″ ][cs_content_seo]Did you know?\n\nSubheadline space\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][cs_element_layout_row _id=”24″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”25″ ][cs_element_text _id=”26″ ][x_slider animation=”fade” slide_time=”7000″ slide_speed=”2000″ slideshow=”true” random=”false” control_nav=”false” prev_next_nav=”false” no_container=”true” touch=”false” class=”align-center mtn mbm font-300 headings-font font-green lineh-1″ style=”padding-bottom: 50px;”][x_slide class=”mtnmbn slider-slide-padding”]Hearing loss can develop gradually over many years.[/x_slide][x_slide class=”slider-slide-padding”]Symptoms can be so subtle that people don’t even realize they’re affected[/x_slide][x_slide class=”slider-slide-padding”]1 in 10 people have poor enough hearing that they would benefit from hearing aid(s).
– only 20% of these people obtain hearing aid(s)[/x_slide][x_slide class=”slider-slide-padding”]90% of all diagnosed hearing loss is sensorineural in nature[/x_slide][/x_slider][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”32″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”33″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”34″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][cs_element_layout_row _id=”35″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”36″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”37″ ][cs_content_seo]How does the ear work?\n\nSubheadline space\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”38″ ][cs_content_seo]Your ear explained\n\nSubheadline space\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”39″ ][cs_content_seo]The ear is actually divided into 3 sections. These are the:\n\n[/cs_content_seo][x_line style=”border-top-color: hsla(0, 0%, 22%, 0.15);border-top-width: 2px;width: 100%;”][cs_block_grid type=”three-up” _bp_base=”4_4″][cs_block_grid_item title=”Block Grid Item 1″ _label=”Block Grid Item 1″ _bp_base=”4_4″ class=”mobile-single-row-column”]
Outer Ear
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Middle Ear
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Inner Ear
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\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”47″ ][cs_content_seo]The middle ear consists of the tympanic membrane or eardrum and the ossicles (3 of the tiniest bones in our body). The middle ear serves 3 functions. It transmits acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the cochlea (inner ear). It matches the impedance between the airborne sound in the external ear and the fluid in the inner ear. It protects the inner ear to a certain degree by means of the acoustic reflex.
\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”48″ ][cs_content_seo]The inner ear can be thought of as two organs: the semicircular canals which serve as the body’s balance organ and the cochlea which serves as the body’s microphone, converting sound pressure impulses from the outer ear into electrical impulses which are passed on to the brain via the auditory nerve.
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\n\n[/cs_content_seo][x_feature_list animation_offset=”50″ animation_delay_between=”300″ ][x_feature_box title=”<span class="headings-font font-green">Conductive Hearing Loss</span>” graphic=”numbers” graphic_size=”40px” graphic_shape=”circle” graphic_color=”#00460e” graphic_bg_color=”#4c7d56″ align_h=”left” align_v=”top” side_graphic_spacing=”20px” max_width=”none” child=”true” connector_width=”4px” connector_style=”dotted” connector_color=”hsla(132, 24%, 39%, 0.5)” graphic_animation=”pulse” connector_animation=”fadeIn” class=”font-150 font-dark”]occurs due to conditions of the outer or middle ear (i.e., wax blockage, ear infection, otosclerosis, eardrum perforation etc.) and is often treatable with medications or surgery.[/x_feature_box][x_feature_box title=”<span class="headings-font font-green">Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL)</span>” graphic=”numbers” graphic_size=”40px” graphic_shape=”circle” graphic_color=”#00460e” graphic_bg_color=”#4c7d56″ align_h=”left” align_v=”top” side_graphic_spacing=”20px” max_width=”none” child=”true” connector_width=”4px” connector_style=”dotted” connector_color=”hsla(132, 24%, 39%, 0.5)” graphic_animation=”pulse” connector_animation=”fadeIn” class=”font-150 font-dark”]occurs due to conditions of the inner ear or sensory organ (cochlea and associated structures) or the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII). SNHL accounts for about 90% of reported hearing loss.[/x_feature_box][x_feature_box title=”<span class="headings-font font-green">Mixed Hearing Loss</span>” graphic=”numbers” graphic_size=”40px” graphic_shape=”circle” graphic_color=”#00460e” graphic_bg_color=”#4c7d56″ align_h=”left” align_v=”top” side_graphic_spacing=”20px” max_width=”none” child=”true” connector_width=”4px” connector_style=”dotted” connector_color=”hsla(132, 24%, 39%, 0.5)” graphic_animation=”pulse” connector_animation=”fadeIn” class=”font-150 font-dark”]is a combination of both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. There may be a problem in the outer or middle ear and in the inner ear or auditory nerve.[/x_feature_box][/x_feature_list][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”100″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”101″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”102″ ][cs_element_global_block _id=”103″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][/cs_content]