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.
Conductive hearing loss occurs due to disorders of the outer or middle ear.
I was diagnosed with conductive hearing loss by the doctor.
感音難聴 (sensorineural hearing loss) involves the inner ear or auditory nerve, while 伝音難聴 involves the outer or middle ear.
混合難聴 (mixed hearing loss) is a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
Compound of 伝音 (でんおん, 'sound conduction') and 難聴 (なんちょう, 'hearing loss').