noun
conductive hearing loss
Medical term for hearing loss caused by problems in the outer or middle ear that prevent sound from being conducted to the inner ear.
伝音難聴は、外耳や中耳の障害によって起こります。
Conductive hearing loss occurs due to disorders of the outer or middle ear.
医師から伝音難聴と診断されました。
I was diagnosed with conductive hearing loss by the doctor.
Compound of 伝音 (でんおん, 'sound conduction') and 難聴 (なんちょう, 'hearing loss').