1 Shingles in caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox-varicella-zoster virus. 2  Shingles is a painful infection of the nerve supplying an area of skin and is accompanied by a localised skin rash. 3  Older people and those with a weakened immune system are at greater risk for developing shingles.
Hearing loss, also known as hard of hearing, anacusis or hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear. It may occur in one or both ears. In children hearing problems can affect the ability to learn language and in adults it can cause work related difficulties.
Sensorineural hearing loss is hearing loss due to damage to the hair cells of the organ of Corti or to the auditory part of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Tinnitus is ringing or buzzing in the ears. Vertigo is the illusion of movement.Nystagmus is a to-and-fro movement of the eyes.nswer 6-1. It is nearly impossible to cause loss of hearing in one ear by damage to the brain beyond the point where the vestibulocochlear nerve enters the brain stem. This is because the distribution of hearing is bilateral at all levels of the central nervous system auditory pathway.