A school nurse is performing hearing screening on school children. The nurse recognizes that the most common type of hearing loss resulting from interference of transmission of sound to the middle ear is characteristic of which type of hearing loss?

A) Conductive
B) Sensorineural
C) Mixed conductive-sensorineural
D) Central auditory imperceptive

Hearing Loss

Impairment of the ability to hear, which can vary from mild to profound, affecting one or both ears.

Conductive

Pertaining to the ability to conduct or transmit heat, electricity, or sound through a substance or medium.

Middle Ear

The air-filled central part of the ear between the eardrum and oval window, containing the auditory ossicles that transmit sound vibrations.