Hearing loss (sensorineural)
- sensorineural hearing loss
- includes lesions that affect the inner ear ( cochlea) and the neural pathways(auditory nerve) to the auditory cortex
- affects both children and adults
- adults are mostly affected
- in children it is classified as
- acquired (nonhereditary) congenital hearing loss
- hereditary congenital hearing loss
- majority are autosomal recessive
- associated with many congenital syndromes
Reference
- Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Trends Amplif. 2011 Sep;15(3):91-105
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