| conductive deafness |
occurs when something prevents the sound vibrations from reaching the inner ear. This could merely be wax in the ear canal, but it could also occur if infection has caused the ear drum to become perforated so that it does not move normally under the influence of sound pressure. Alternatively, the ossicles (the tiny bones connecting the ear drum to the cochlea) might become stiff so that they lose their 'lever' action. ...
출처: www.science.org.au/nova/029/029glo.htm
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| conductive deafness |
due to interference with transmission of sound to the cochlea usually the result of obstruction of the external auditory canal or disease of the middle ear.
출처: www.utoronto.ca/neuronotes/NeuroExam/glossary.htm
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