Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus â the same virus that causes chickenpox. Anyone who's had chickenpox may develop shingles. After you recover from chickenpox, the virus can enter your nervous system and lie dormant for years.
Hearing loss, also known as hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear. A deaf person has little to no hearing. Hearing loss may occur in one or both ears. In children hearing problems can affect the ability to learn spoken language and in adults it can cause work related difficulties.
For example, fluid in the. middle ear or wax in the ear canal can cause hearing loss. If you do have a hearing loss, donât despair. There are. several things you can do to hear and cope better in situa-. tions that have caused you difficulty in communicating. In the event that you are diagnosed with a hearing loss. the physician should refer you to a qualified hearing health. care professional for a full hearing test. This test will tell you. the degree and type of hearing loss and also determine if you. could be helped by hearing aids. The hearing health care.