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At Clinic Ear Care, our expert audiologists are dedicated to providing comprehensive hearing assessments tailored to each individual's needs. Our hearing test services are designed to evaluate various aspects of hearing health.

We offer free of charge

  • A short hearing evaluation and consultation

  • or comprehensive in-depth hearing test

Conductive Hearing degradation is the most common cause of hearing loss

Conductive hearing loss is mechanical in nature. That means that something, a physical condition or disease is stopping sound from being conducted from the outer or middle ear to the inner ear, where nerves are stimulated to carry sound to the brain.  Often, the cause of conductive hearing loss can be identified and treated. Medical treatment of conductive hearing loss frequently allows for partial or complete improvement in hearing. Hearing aids are then often helpful in compensating for any remaining hearing loss.

 Potential causes of conductive hearing loss include:

​ Wax build-up

  • Fluid in the middle ear due to colds or allergies

  • Fluid in the middle ear due to poor eustachian tube function (eustachian tube drains fluid from the middle ear and ventilates it to regulate air pressure there)

  • Ear infection

  • A foreign object lodged in the ear

  • A ruptured eardrum (also called a perforated eardrum or a tympanic membrane perforation), which means there is a tear in the membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear

  • Structural malformation of parts of the ear (Anotia, Microtia or Otosclerosis)

  • Cholesteatoma, developing as a cyst or sac that sheds layers of old skin.

  • Trauma to the ear or dislocation of the middle ear bones


Sensorineural Hearing Loss

​Can be improved with the right application of a hearing aid.

​Sensorineural hearing loss involves damage to the tiny hair cells that are activated by sound waves, to vibrate and release chemical messages that stimulate the auditory nerve. The auditory nerve is made up of many nerve fibres, which carry signals to the brain where they are interpreted as sound. While sensorineural hearing loss usually involves damage to the tiny hair cells, it also can result from damage to the auditory nerve.