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Conductive hearing loss is a form of auditory impairment that results from pathological conditions in either the outer ear, the middle ear, or both.The condition can be caused by earwax, infection, or trauma to the external auditory canal, or by perforation of the tympanic membrane, ossicular chain discontinuity, middle ear effusion, or otosclerosis.
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