Jane

if there was a loud noise close to teh person definatly. more than likely only temporarily, but anything is possible

Darien

Skull fractures can cause hearing loss, regardless of the level of noise. I do insurance appeals for people who have been turned down for treatment for hearing loss, and one of my cases involved someone who lost their hearing due to a skull fracture from a car accident.

There is also a condition called enlarged vestibular aqueducts, where, if you have them, any blow at all to the head (doesn’t have to be enough to cause a skull fracture or even a concussion) can cause hearing loss. EVAs can only be diagnosed by CT scan.

Basically anything that damages the auditory nerve can cause sensorineural hearing loss, and anything that damages the ear drum or middle ear bones can cause conductive hearing loss.

Marvin

absolutely!

Typically a traumatic hearing loss has some degree of temporary loss. There may be full recovery or no recovery depending on the damage. Its very difficult to generalize..the loss can be the result of damage to the bones of the middle ear, to the ear drum, to the middle ear cavity….this would have possible surgical treatments and possible spontaneous recovery. The loss can also be “nerve” damage where the hearing organ or cochlea is damaged and liquids found in the cochlea mix and destroy the hair cells.
Skull fractures that involve the temporal bone…the boney part of the skull that houses the hearing organs are incompatible with life.

Hopefully all is well with you and yours.

Regina

Yes. Due to a shock, the ear drum which is a very sensitive auditary organ can be destroyed. This will inhibit the affected person not to sense sound waves.