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Explain the difference between conductive hearing loss and sensorinerual hearing loss

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Conductive hearing loss occur when the ear structure are damaged leading to disable receiving sound waves ability.

Sensorineural hearing loss occur when there is damage on the nerves that responsible to process and translate the sound waves. "Sound waves reach but not processed"

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Conductive hearing loss is when sound cannot reach the inner ear.

Sensorineural hearing loss happens when the sound is not able to be processed correctly.

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