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Deafness is loss of hearing and may be divided into ‘conductive’ and ‘sensorineural’.
Ear wax
Otitis externa
Otitis media (including glue ear)
Labyrinthitis
Otosclerosis
Foreign body
Perforation of the tympanic membrane (TM)
Barotrauma
Cholesteatoma
Atresia of the meatus
Presbyacusis (age-related sensorineural hearing loss)
Noise-induced trauma
Meniere’s disease
Ototoxicity (e.g. aminoglycosides, aspirin, furosemide and cytotoxic agents)
Stroke
Head injuries
Infection (e.g. mumps, herpes zoster, meningitis
Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)
Brain tumours
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