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A standard hearing aid functions by amplifying the sound conducted through the external auditory canal. Explain why this type of hearing aid is effective for conductive hearing loss, but not sensorineural hearing loss.

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Hearing aids can help improve hearing and speech especially in persons with sensorineural hearing loss (hearing loss in the inner ear due to damaged hair cells or a damaged hearing nerve). ... Hearing aids are electronic, battery-operated devices that can amplify and change sound.

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