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 (1)

Reference:

(1) differential diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss ,Jon E. Isaacson, American Family Physician

Last reviewed 05/2022