Sudden sensorineural hearing loss may vary from mild to severe (deafness) and usually affects only one side (unilateral). This type of hearing loss occurs over a short period, within a few hours or sometimes almost instantaneously. In most cases of sudden loss of hearing, the condition may spontaneously resolve with a partial or complete return of the hearing. In cases where the hearing loss resolves, it usually occurs within 10 to 14 days.

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Tinnitus is the perception of a sound or noise, usually described as a ringing noise in the ears, in the absence of any external noise source (lack of acoustic stimulus). Tinnitus is often associated with the elderly but can affect younger persons, especially those exposed to excessively loud sounds (music) on a regular basis. In most cases of tinnitus is accompanied by hearing loss of varying degrees, mild to severe.

Tinnitus itself is not a disease but is a common symptom associated with many ear disorders.

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Sounds do magic in our life. Sounds make us live better and help us understand the world around us. But don’t you think we take sounds for granted.

How deaf people do all that. It should be totally different fro these deaf people to understand the sound of a child’s laughing, a dog’s barking, a bus horn, and even a warm hello from someone deer to them. Deaf always wish they could hear and understand these sounds and noises.

And here is good news indeed. A “Bionic Ear”, a new innovation that would change the face of this ‘silent world’ in coming times, has been successfully devised by the scientists. World is about to come alive for deaf people.

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