Authoritarian regimes are also sometimes subcategorized by whether they are personalistic or populist. Personalistic authoritarian regimes are characterized by arbitrary rule and authority exercised mainly through patronage networks and coercion rather than through institutitions and formal rules..
Common causes of conductive hearing loss include: 1  Cerumen (earwax) or foreign body in the external auditory canal. 2  Otitis externa, infection or irritation of the outer ear.  Exostoses, abnormal growth of bone within the ear canal.
Sounds become blocked and are not carried to the inner ear. Conductive hearing losses are often treatable with medicine or surgery. Common causes are fluid behind the eardrum or wax buildup in the ear canal. Conductive hearing loss also can occur when the eardrum or bones of the middle ear are disrupted.