What kind of trauma can cause hearing impairment?

What kind of trauma can cause hearing impairment?

Jason Hamilton (Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon) gives expert video advice on: What should I do if I suffer a sudden hearing loss?; How does excessive noise affect my hearing?; Which diseases or illnesses can cause hearing impairment? and more...

The most common trauma that causes hearing loss is usually from a Q-tip. Q-tips placed in the ear that actually make contact with the eardrum can dislocate the ossicles, which are the bones of hearing. Many patients come in with a perforation of the eardrum from use of Q-tips that causes hearing loss. Another trauma that can cause hearing loss could be a car accident or a blunt injury to the head that causes a fracture in the bone that houses the ear and the nerve to the ear. However, by far the most common cause of hearing loss from trauma is a Q-tip. Most people don't want to hear that.