There are certain reasons, biological or environmental, responsible to cause permanent hearing loss. It’s a partial or total inability of ears to perceive sound waves. Hearing loss can be transitory or permanent; with the use of medications and surgical methods, temporary hearing loss can be treated. While permanent hearing loss is incurable.

Type of hearing loss is determined by the affected part of ear.

The most common causes of permanent hearing loss include:

Age Factor: Changes in the nerves and cells occurs as one gets older, result in gradual but steady hearing loss called age-related hearing loss. Whether it’s mild or severe, it is always permanent in nature.

Noise: exposure to noise while working, during reaction (like riding motorcycles), or even doing common chores of routine life can lead to Noise-induced hearing loss. It develops gradually over many years and can affect individuals of all age groups.

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Another potential benefit to breast-feeding has come forward as fewer behavioral problems in children.

A new study finds that parents of youngsters who were breast-fed as infants have been reporting less regarding behavioral problems in their children during the first five years of life.

Similarly, the possibilities of mental health issues reduce in proportion to the duration of breast-feeding, i.e. if a child has been breast-fed for a year is less likely to develop behavioral problems than a child who has been breast-fed for just two months.

Dr. Katherine Hobbs Knutson (a resident in the department of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston) presented the study at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting, in San Diego. She said: “Though it’s an early finding, it indicates that breast-feeding during infancy could have an effect on behavior during childhood.”

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