Causes of Hearing Loss Quiz

What is a common cause of gradual hearing loss in young adults due to abnormal bone growth inside the ear?

• Cholesteatoma

• Otosclerosis

• Ménière's disease

• Glue ear

Which condition is characterised by a temporary hearing loss due to fluid filling up the middle part of the ear canal?

• Earwax build-up

• Otosclerosis

• Glue ear

• Perforated eardrum

What is the term for hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or nerve pathways from the inner ear to the brain?

• Conductive hearing loss

• Sensorineural hearing loss

• Temporary hearing loss

• Permanent hearing loss

Which of the following conditions can cause sudden attacks of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss?

• Cholesteatoma

• Ménière's disease

• Glue ear

• Otosclerosis

What can cause a perforated eardrum?

• Ear infection

• Injury

• Changes in pressure

• All of the above

Which condition involves an abnormal collection of skin cells deep inside the ear?

• Otosclerosis

• Cholesteatoma

• Ménière's disease

• Glue ear

What is a common symptom of earwax build-up?

• High temperature

• Tinnitus

• Nausea

• Pressure inside the ear

Which type of hearing loss occurs when sounds cannot get through the outer and middle ear?

• Sensorineural hearing loss

• Conductive hearing loss

• Temporary hearing loss

• Permanent hearing loss

What is a symptom of an ear infection that can also cause hearing loss?

• Earache

• Ringing noise

• Bony growth

• Skin cell build-up

Which condition is the only example of sensorineural hearing loss?

• Earwax build-up

• Ménière's disease

• Perforated eardrum

• Ear infection