![]() ![]() The pus has the same effect on the mobility of the eardrum as the fluid. Think of the effect of filling a balloon with water as opposed to air.įluctuating hearing loss results when a child has an ear infection, with pus build-up behind the ear drum – very painful. With glue ear, the fluid doesn’t allow the eardrum to vibrate nearly so well, and therefore doesn’t “pass on the message” as effectively. The air gets to the middle ear via the Eustachian tube which connects the middle ear to the back of the nose. The middle ear is usually air-filled, which allows the ear drum to move and transmit sound waves through the middle ear via the ossicles (bones – the hammer, the anvil and the stirrup) to the inner ear (cochlea). Glue ear, which is a build-up of fluid in the middle ear – without an infection.I’ll just cup my ear so I can hear you better.” CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS.Ĭonductive hearing loss in childhood is usually caused by:
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