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Can individuals with complete hearing loss "hear" via bone conduction? E.G. Shower water hitting your body, resonating bass at concerts etc.?

Theoretically I'd assume this makes sense, but are there conditions which inhibit this?
gpt
Complete hearing loss does not come from the outer or middle ear - the ear canal, drum, or tiny bones. If you have a problem with these, surgeons can and do repairs and restore some, or sometimes even normal hearing.

Complete loss comes from damage to the inner ear, to the structures that convert vibrations to signal to send to the brain, or even damage to the brain itself. As the system that detects vibrations has failed, transmitting vibrations through bones won't do anything.