Causes of Deafness

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Deafness: Introduction
Causes of Deafness
List of Causes
Drugs/substances (12 causes)
Hidden causes
Complication causes
Causes of symptoms
News
Related cause information

Causes of Deafness

Deafness has many causes, including, but not limited to ear infections, trauma, prolonged exposure to loud noise, certain medications, congenital birth defects, heredity and aging.

List of causes of Deafness

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Deafness) that could possibly cause Deafness includes:

Conductive deafness - nerve deafness
Congenital deafness
Causes of conductive deafness are various stoppages blocking sound waves from the ear nerves:
- Otitis media - may cause conductive deafness
- Ear wax
- Foreign body in ear
- Ear inflammation
- Glue ear
- Tonsillitis
- Enlarged adenoids
- Adenoiditis
- Perforated eardrum
- Eardrum scarring
- Otosclerosis
- Cochlea injury
Causes of sensorineural deafness:
- Congenital rubella syndrome - congenital deafness may be from a mother with rubella during pregnancy
- Congenital syphilis - congenital deafness from a mother with syphilis
- Jaundice - when it occurs after birth
- Birth injury
- Mumps
- Meniere's disease
- Excessive noise exposure
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Acoustic neurinoma
- Certain toxins
- Certain drugs
Auditory Processing Disorder
Congenital brain damage
Trichinosis - hearing disorders
Fungal meningitis - hearing loss
Ziprkowski-Margolis syndrome - congenital sensorineural deafness
Waardenburg syndrome, type 3 - Hearing loss
Treft-Sanborn-Carey syndrome - deafness
Schizophrenia -- mental retardation -- deafness -- retinitis - deafness
Schindler disease, type 1 - hearing impairment
Rubella virus antenatal infection - deafness
Rett-like syndrome - hearing impairment
Proximal tubulopathy -- diabetes mellitus -- cerebellar ataxia - hearing problems
Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 6 - impaired hearing
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2 - deafness
Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I - hearing impairment
Nonsyndromic deafness - complete hearing loss at birth
Nievergelt syndrome - hearing loss
Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 - progressive hearing loss
Myxedema - hearing impairment
Myhre Syndrome - deafness
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler-Scheie syndrome - deafness
Mitochondrial myopathy -- lactic acidosis - deafness
Microphthalmia syndromic, type 9 - deafness
Labrynthitis - hearing impairment
Jeune-Tommasi syndrome - nerve deafness
Inhalant abuse - impaired hearing
Hypobetalipoproteinaemia -- ataxia -- hearing loss - hearing loss
Hersh-Podruch-Weisskopk syndrome - deafness
GM2-gangliosidosis, AB variant - hearing loss
Galactosemia III - sensorineural deafness
Fountain Syndrome - nerve deafness
Familial deafness - deafness
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 1a - hearing impairment
Ermine phenotype - deafness
Epiphyseal dysplasia -- hearing loss -- dysmorphism - deafness
Diarrhea chronic with villous atrophy - deafness
Deafness, isolated, due to mitochondrial transmission - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 42 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 33 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 24 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 15 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 6 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 49 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 11 - hearing impairment
Deafness peripheral -- neuropathy -- arterial disease - sensorineural deafness
Deafness -- cataracts -- skeletal anomalies - deafness
Darvocet overdose - impaired hearing
Chemical poisoning -- Butyl Alcohol - hearing impairment
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder - deafness
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease deafness recessive type - deafness
Cerebellar hypoplasia - hearing impairment
Branchiootic syndrome 2 - hearing loss
Branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome, type 2 - hearing loss
Boudhina-Yedes-Khiari syndrome - hearing loss
Bjornstad syndrome - nerve deafness
Ataxia-deafness syndrome - deafness
Alport syndrome -- mental retardation -- midface hypoplasia -- elliptocytosis - progressive hearing loss
Strachan's syndrome
Typhus fever
Robinson's syndrome
Morquio syndrome - hearing loss
Brain cancer - hearing problems
Severe jaundice
Throat infection
Presbyacusis
Maternal rubella
Ossicular abnormality
Swimmer's ear
Lassa fever - deafness
Zunich neuroectodermal syndrome - Hearing loss
Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 1 - impaired hearing
Warfarin syndrome - Deafness
Waardenburg syndrome, type 4 - Hearing loss
Velocardiofacial syndrome - conductive hearing loss
Sensory nerve trauma - impaired hearing
Retinis pigmentosa -- deafness -- hypogenitalism - deafness
Renal-genital-middle ear anomalies - impaired hearing
Primary ciliary dyskinesia - impaired hearing
Pierre-Robin syndrome with fetal chondrodysplasia - conductive hearing loss
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 3 - hearing loss
Nephrosis -- deafness -- urinary tract -- digital malformation - deafness
N syndrome - hearing impairment
Minamata disease - hearing problems
Mental retardation, X-linked -- hypotonic face - deafness
Mandibulofacial dysostosis, Treacher Collins type, autosomal recessive - hearing loss
Loffredo-Cennamo-Cecio syndrome - deafness
Iris dysplasia with ocular hypertelorism, psychomotor retardation and sensorineural deafness - sensorineural deafness
Incontinentia Pigmenti - deafness
Inborn amino acid metabolism disorder - hearing problems
Hunter-Mcdonald syndrome - hearing loss
Hereditary hearing loss - hearing loss
Fitzsimmons-Walson-Mellor syndrome - deafness
Fetal methylmercury syndrome - hearing loss
Fechtner syndrome - deafness
Engelhard-Yatziv syndrome - deafness
Deafness, X-linked, DFN - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 16 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 7 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 30 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 21 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 12 - hearing impairment
Cochleosaccular degeneration of the inner ear and progressive cataracts - deafness
Chromosome 8 recombinant syndrome - deafness
Chromosome 15q tetrasomy syndrome - deafness
Chromosome 10p deletion syndrome - deafness
Chitty Hall Baraitser syndrome - deafness
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E - deafness
Cardiomyopathy diabetes deafness - deafness
Branchiootic syndrome 3 - hearing loss
Brain tumor, adult - hearing problems
Bosley-Salih-Alorainy syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Barakat syndrome - deafness
Bangstad syndrome - deafness
Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency - sensorineural deafness
Anterior spinal artery syndrome - deafness
Amyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal - deafness
Alstrom syndrome - nerve deafness
Aging - hearing loss
Diffuse sclerosis of Schilder
Galactosamine-6-sulfatase deficiency
I-cell disease - deafness
Down syndrome - congenital deafness
Tumor of the eighth nerve
Acoustic neuroma - hearing impairment
Congenital hypothyroidism
Meningitis - permanent hearing loss
Normal aging
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis - Nerve deafness
Infant Cytomegalic virus - deafness
Drug-resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae Disease - Hearing impairment
Cleft palate - hearing disorders
Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 2 - hearing loss
Willems De vries syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Wildervanck syndrome - Hearing impairment
Verloes-David Syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Usher Syndrome - Deafness
Stickler Syndrome, type I - deafness
Steinfeld syndrome - hearing loss
Siegler-Brewer-Carey syndrome - deafness
Short stature -- microcephaly -- seizures -- deafness - deafness
Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis - hearing loss
Rigid mask-like face -- deafness -- polydactyly - deafness
Ramos-ArroyoClark syndrome - nerve deafness
Presbycusis - Hearing loss
Plant poisoning -- Lobeline - hearing disturbance
Pendred syndrome - deafness
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 4 - hearing loss
Oral-facial cleft - hearing problems
Neurosarcoidosis - impaired hearing
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome - deafness
MELAS - nerve deafness
Mastocytosis, cutaneous, with short stature, conductive hearing loss and microtia - impaired hearing
Leukomalacia - impaired hearing
Lead poisoning - Hearing problems
Lacrimoauriculodentodigital syndrome - hearing loss
Kurczynski-Casperson syndrome - impaired hearing
Knuckle pads, leukonychia and sensorineural deafness - deafness
Jacobsen syndrome - hearing loss
Immotile cilia syndrome, due to defective radial spokes - impaired hearing
Froster-Iskenius-Waterson syndrome - deafness
Forney Robinson Pascoe syndrome - deafness
Fine-Lubinsky syndrome - deafness
FG syndrome 1 - sensorineural deafness
Facioskeletalgenital syndrome, Rippberger type - deafness
Epilepsy, partial, familial - hearing disturbance
Ectodermal dysplasia - hearing problems
Diffuse leiomyomatosis with Alport syndrome - hearing loss
Demyelinating disorder - hearing problems
Dementia, familial Danish - progressive deafness
Deafness, vitiligo, achalasia - congenital deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 62 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 53 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 44 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 35 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 26 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 17 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 1 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 8 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 31 - sensorineural deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 22 - progressive deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 13 - hearing impairment
Deafness hyperuricemia neurologic ataxia - deafness
Deafness -- goiter -- stippled epiphyses - deafness
Coxoauricular syndrome - deafness
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1G - deafness
Chromosome 6p deletion syndrome - deafness
Branchio-Oculo-Facial Syndrome - conductive hearing loss
Axial mesodermal dysplasia spectrum - deafness
Auriculo-condylar syndrome - impaired hearing
Ataxia, Hereditary, Autosomal Dominant - hearing impairment
Arthrogryposis multiplex with deafness, inguinal hernias, and early death - hearing impairment
Apert syndrome - hearing loss
Alport syndrome with macrothrombocytopenia - progressive hearing loss
Alopecia mental retardation syndrome - hearing loss
Adhesive addiction - impaired hearing
1q deletion - deafness
Brain tumor
Middle ear infection - Hearing impairment
Neonatal jaundice
Ziprkowski-Adam syndrome - congenital deafness
Zadik Barak Levin syndrome - Hearing impairment
Wolfram's disease - Deafness
Wilkes Stevenson syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Wagner-Stickler Syndrome - hearing loss
Waardenburg syndrome type IIA - deafness
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases - impaired hearing
Unusual facies, osteosarcoma and malformation syndrome - conductive hearing loss
Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 2 - hearing impairment
Tay-Sachs disease -- juvenile onset - deafness
Tang Hsi Ryu syndrome - deafness
Syndactyly, Cenani Lenz type - conductive hearing loss
Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system - hearing loss
Stickler Syndrome, type III - deafness
Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 3 - sensorineural deafness
Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 3 - hearing loss
Spinocerebellar ataxia -- amyotrophy -- deafness - deafness
Schlegelberger-Grote syndrome - deafness
Schimke, X-linked, mental retardation syndrome - deafness
Schaefer-Stein-Oshman syndrome - hearing loss
Robinson-Miller-Bensimon syndrome - deafness
Richards-Rundle syndrome - hearing loss
Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal - deafness in one ear
Retinohepatoendocrinologic syndrome - deafness
Pineoblastoma, adult - hearing impairment
Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase superactivity - sensorineural deafness
Otopalatodigital Syndrome Type I and II - conductive hearing loss
Otopalatodigital Syndrome Type I - conductive hearing loss
Oto-palato-digital syndrome, type 2 - conductive hearing loss
Onychodystrophy -- deafness - sensorineural deafness
Neurosyphilis -- tabes dorsalis - sensorineural deafness
Nathalie syndrome - deafness
Myopathy -- ophthalmoplegia -- hypoacousia -- areflexia - partial hearing loss
Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- severe form - hearing loss
Microsomia -- hemifacial -- radial defects - deafness
Megarbane-Loiselet syndrome - deafness
Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness - deafness
Lobstein disease - hearing loss
Lateral semicircular canal malformation, familial, with external and middle ear abnormalities - conductive hearing loss
Konigsmark-Knox-Hussels syndrome - deafness
Klippel-Feil syndrome, dominant type - deafness
Intracranial arachnoid cysts - impaired hearing
Infantile Refsum Disease - hearing impairments
Goldberg syndrome - hearing loss
FG syndrome 2 - sensorineural deafness
Facio-auriculo-radial dysplasia - conductive hearing loss
Dentinogenesis imperfecta -- short stature -- hearing loss -- mental retardation - hearing loss
Deafness-tubular acidosis-anaemia - deafness
Deafness, Y-linked 1 - hearing impairment
Deafness, neurosensory nonsyndromic recessive, DFN - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 72 - hearing loss
Deafness, autosomal recessive 36 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 27 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 2 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 18 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 9 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 41 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 23 - progressive deafness
Deafness -- hypospadias -- metacarpal and metatarsal synostosis - deafness
De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Cleft palate colobomata radial synostosis deafness - deafness
Chromosome 3, trisomy 3q13 2 q25 - hearing loss
Chromosome 22q11 deletion - hearing problems
Chromosome 22, microdeletion 22q11 - hearing impairment
Chromosome 17 ring - deafness
Chemical poisoning -- Bromates - hearing loss
CHARGE Syndrome - deafness
Cerebrocostomandibular Syndrome - hearing loss
Cardioauditory syndrome of Sanchez- Cascos - deafness
Berk-Tabatznik syndrome - impaired hearing
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - Hearing loss
Aspergillus niger infection - impaired hearing
ARTS syndrome - hearing impairment
Adrenoleukodystrophy, autosomal, neonatal form - deafness
Glomus jugulare tumor
Blau syndrome
Slaps about the ear
Hunter syndrome
Paget's disease
Outer ear canal growth
Barotrauma - hearing loss
Sinus infection
Rheumatoid arthritis
Prior ear surgery
Perinatal hypoxia
Ear foreign body - reduced hearing
Acrofacial dysostosis, Nager type - hearing impairment
Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 4 - impaired hearing
Waardenburg type pierpont - impaired hearing
Waardenburg syndrome types I - deafness
Waardenburg syndrome type IIB - deafness
Vasquez Hurst Sotos syndrome - Deafness
Sulfatidosis juvenile, Austin type - hearing loss
Schwannoma - deafness
Rowley syndrome - hearing loss
Primerose syndrome - impaired hearing
Pinealoma - hearing impairment
Pfeiffer syndrome - hearing loss
Otodental dysplasia - sensorineural deafness
Oto-Palatal-digital syndrome - conductive hearing loss
Nonkeratan-sulfate-excreting Morquio syndrome - impaired hearing
Neuropathy motor sensory type 2 deafness mental retardation - deafness
Neuropathy ataxia and retinis pigmentosa - hearing loss
Neurofibromatosis syndrome Type II - progressive hearing loss
Mondini Dysplasia - hearing loss
May-White syndrome - hearing loss
Klippel-Feil syndrome recessive type - deafness
Intrauterine infections - hearing problems
Infantile onset spinocerebellar ataxia - impaired hearing
Immotile cilia syndrome, due to excessively long cilia - impaired hearing
Hydranencephaly - deafness
Goldberg-Shprintzen megacolon syndrome - hearing problems
FG syndrome 3 - sensorineural deafness
Edwards-Patton-Dilly syndrome - deafness
Dextrocardia-bronchiectasis-sinusitis - conductive hearing loss
Deafness, congenital onychodystrophy, recessive form - sensorineural deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 46 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 37 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 3 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 28 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 15 - sensorineural deafness
Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia - deafness
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome - hearing loss
Coffin-Lowry syndrome - hearing impairment
CMV antenatal infection - hearing loss
Chromosome 22 trisomy mosaic - hearing impairment
Chromosome 1, deletion q21 q25 - hearing loss
Cardiomyopathy -- hypogonadism -- metabolic anomalies - deafness
Blastoma - impaired hearing
Barotitis Media - hearing loss
Auditory neuropathy - impaired hearing
Multiple lentigines syndrome
Johanson-Blizzard syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Mucosulfatidosis
Klippel-Feil syndrome - deafness
Cogan syndrome
Stroke - hearing problems
Toxoplasmosis - hearing problems
Loud noises
X chromosome, monosomy Xp22 pter - Hearing impairment
Waardenburg syndrome type IIC - deafness
Vohwinkel syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Usher syndrome, type 2A - Hearing difficulties
Usher syndrome, type 1B - Hearing difficulties
Tunglang-Savage-Bellman syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Trigonocephaly -- ptosis -- coloboma - impaired hearing
Temtamy preaxial brachydactyly syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Susac syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Sinus cancer - impaired hearing
Sensorineural hearing loss - impaired hearing
Schinzel Giedion Syndrome - hearing problems
Schaap-Taylor-Baraitser syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Rosenberg-Chutorian Syndrome - hearing loss
Renier-Gabreels-Jasper syndrome - deafness
Ptosis -- coloboma -- trigonocephaly - hearing loss
Polyostotic osteolytic dysplasia, hereditary expansile - deafness
Phocomelia -- contractures -- absent thumb - deafness
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type IIB - deafness
Osteochondrodysplatic dwarfism -- deafness -- retinitis pigmentosa - sensorineural deafness
Oral submucous fibrosis - impaired hearing
Oculo skeletal renal syndrome - deafness
Neutropenia -- monocytopenia -- deafness - sensorineural deafness
Neurosyphilis -- meningovascular - sensorineural deafness
Neurosyphilis -- general paresis - sensorineural deafness
Multiple pterygium syndrome - deafness
Mucopolysaccharidoses - impaired hearing
Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome - hearing loss
Mitochondrial diseases - deafness
Mende syndrome - congenital deafness
Latham-Munro syndrome - deafness
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome - hearing loss
Jones syndrome - progressive hearing loss
Hereditary hearing disorder - nerve deafness
Hemiplegic migraine, familial - deafness
Growth delay due to insulin-like growth factor I deficiency - sensorineural deafness
FG syndrome 4 - sensorineural deafness
EEC syndrome - deafness
Ectodermal dysplasia -- neurosensory deafness - deafness
Duane-radial ray syndrome - hearing loss
DOC 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) - hearing loss
Deafness, autosomal recessive 65 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 47 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 38 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 29 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 43 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 25 - hearing impairment
Deafness progressive cataract autosomal dominant - deafness
Deafness - hearing impairment
Craniosynostosis Maroteaux Fonfria type - hearing loss
Classic childhood ALD - deafness
Chromosome 13q deletion syndrome - deafness
Choanal atresia -- deafness -- cardiac defects -- dysmorphia - deafness
Caudal appendage -- deafness - deafness
Branchiootic syndrome - hearing impairment
BOR syndrome - hearing loss
Autoimmune Inner Ear disease - progressive hearing loss
Aural atresia -- multiple congenital anomalies -- mental retardation - deafness
Anencephaly - deafness
Adhesive abuse - impaired hearing
Abruzzo Erickson syndrome - deafness
Wegener's granulomatosis - hearing loss
Iduronate sulphatase deficiency
Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Hoffmann syndrome, X-linked type 2
Conrad syndrome
German measles
Prior head surgery
Waardenburg syndrome - nerve deafness
Syphilis - hearing damage if untreated
Middle ear effusion
Serous otitis media
Rocky Mountain spotted fever - hearing loss
Osteogenesis imperfecta - hearing loss
Meningococcal disease - permanent deafness
Hydrocephalus - hearing loss
Craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal recessive type - deafness
Wyburn Mason's syndrome - deafness
Wright dick syndrome - hearing loss
Warthin's tumor - impaired hearing
Waardenburg syndrome type IID - deafness
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Usher syndrome, type 2B - Hearing difficulties
Usher syndrome, type 1C - Hearing difficulties
Usher Syndrome Type 1 - Hearing difficulties
Toriello syndrome - bilateral deafness
TORCH Syndrome - hearing loss
Thrombocytopenia -- Robin sequence - deafness
Thong-Douglas-Ferrante syndrome - deafness
Tay Sachs - deafness
Solvent addiction - impaired hearing
Smith-Martin-Dodd syndrome - impaired hearing
Refsum Disease - impaired hearing
Osteopathia striata, cranial sclerosis - hearing difficulties
Oculopalatoskeletal syndrome - impaired hearing
Oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome, type Preus - impaired hearing
Möbius syndrome - deafness
Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- mild form - hearing loss
Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness with cardiomyopathy - deafness
Marshall syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Maghazaji syndrome - deafness in one ear
Leiomyomatosis of esophagus, cataract and hematuria - deafness
Krabbe leukodystrophy - deafness
Juvenile-onset dystonia - sensorineural deafness
Juvenile Paget disease - deafness
Jensen syndrome - nerve deafness
Infantile multisystem inflammatory disease - deafness
Ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, deafness - sensorineural deafness
Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome - hearing loss
Glossopalatine ankylosis -- micrognathia -- ear anomalies - deafness
FG syndrome 5 - sensorineural deafness
Feigenbaum-Bergeron-Richardson syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Familial isolated deficiency of vitamin E - hearing loss
Fabry's Disease - hearing loss
Epilepsy - changed hearing
Dwarfism -- deafness -- retinitis pigmentosa - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 66 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 5 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 48 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 39 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 10 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 53 - sensorineural deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 44 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 17 - progressive deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 1 - sensorineural deafness
Deafness hypogonadism syndrome - hearing loss
Deafness -- skeletal dysplasia -- lip granuloma - sensorineural deafness
Deafness -- nephritis -- anorectal malformation - deafness
Colobomatous microphthalmia -- heart disease -- hearing loss - hearing loss
Coenzyme Q 10 (CoQ10), deficiency - sensorineural deafness
Cleft palate -- stapes fixation -- oligodontia - conductive hearing loss
Chromosome 22q11.2 microduplication - hearing loss
Chromosome 19 ring syndrome - deafness
Chromosome 18, deletion 18q23 - hearing loss
Chromosome 17p, partial duplication - deafness
Chromosome 1, monosomy 1p22 p13 - hearing loss
Cartilaginous -- arthritic -- ophthalmic -- deafness syndrome - deafness
Arthrogryposis-like hand anomaly -- sensorineural deafness - hearing loss
Arthritis -- short stature -- deafness - sensorineural deafness
Alpha-mannosidosis type II - sensorineural deafness
Aerosol addiction - impaired hearing
Biotinidase deficiency - hearing loss
Cytomegalovirus
Eardrum injury
Ear infection - Loss of hearing
Sclerosteosis - deafness
Ramsay Hunt I syndrome - permanent hearing loss
Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 7 - impaired hearing
Waardenburg syndrome type IIE - deafness
Vestibulocochlear dysfunction progressive familial type - deafness
Usher syndrome, type 2C - Hearing difficulties
Usher syndrome, type 1D - Hearing difficulties
Upper limb defect eye and ear abnormalities - hearing loss
Thoracic dysplasia -- hydrocephalus syndrome - deafness
Telfer-Sugar-Jaeger syndrome - deafness
Serratia ear infection - impaired hearing
Schindler disease - hearing impairment
Santos-Mateus-Leal syndrome - deafness
Rieger syndrome 2 - hearing problems
Renal caliceal diverticuli -- deafness - deafness
Pseudopapilledema -- blepharophimosis -- hand anomalies - deafness
Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 2 - impaired hearing
Paget's disease, type 1 - hearing loss
Otosclerosis, familial - progressive hearing loss
Osteosclerosis, abnormalities of nervous system and meninges - deafness
Optic atrophy 1 and deafness - deafness
Opitz-Reynolds-Fitzgerald syndrome - deafness
Oculopalatocerebral syndrome - deafness
Nyssen-Van Bogaert-Meyer syndrome - deafness
Niemann-Pick disease - progressive hearing loss
Neuroaxonal dystrophy, infantile - deafness
Myhre-Ruvalcaba-Graham syndrome - deafness
Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6 - deafness
Mobius syndrome - hearing problems
Mental retardation, X-linked, Wittwer type - hearing impairment
Meier-Rotschild syndrome - hearing impairment
Lipidosis with triglyceride storage disease - deafness
Leukodystrophy - reduced hearing
LEOPARD Syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Larsen syndrome, dominant type - impaired hearing
Kniest dysplasia - hearing loss
Jaw conditions - hearing problems
Jansen type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia - deafness
Ichthyosis -- deafness -- mental retardation -- skeletal anomaly - deafness
Fara-Chlupackova syndrome - conductive hearing loss
Emanuel syndrome - hearing loss
Eccentrochondrodysplasia - conductive hearing loss
Disorder of Cornification 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) - hearing loss
Deafness, autosomal recessive 67 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 6 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 49 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 20 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 36 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 2 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 18 - hearing impairment
Deafness -- pili torti -hypogonadism - nerve deafness
Cushing's symphalangism - deafness
Craniofacial dysostosis type 1 - conductive hearing loss
Connexin 26 anomaly - deafness
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A - hearing impairment
Coats Disease - hearing loss
Ciliary dyskinesia, due to transposition of ciliary microtubules - impaired hearing
Chromosome 18 deletion syndrome - impaired hearing
Chromosome 17 trisomy mosaicism - hearing loss
Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome - deafness
Choroideremia - deafness
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, 4 - deafness
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2J - deafness
Cerebral dysgenesis, neuropathy, ichthyosis, and palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Camurati-Engelmann Disease - deafness
Bonnier's syndrome - deafness
Bone dysplasia -- corpus callosum agenesis - impaired hearing
Arachnoid Cysts - impaired hearing
Alopecia, anosmia, deafness, hypogonadism syndrome - deafness
Albers-Schonberg disease -- malignant recessive form - deafness
Sanfilippo disease
Vohwinkel's mutilating keratoderma
Skull fracture
Certain medications
Head trauma
DIDMOAD
Xeroderma pigmentosum - impaired hearing
Wells Jankovic syndrome - Deafness
Waardenburg type 1 - Hearing loss
Waardenburg syndrome type 2A - Hearing loss
Vestibulocochlear dysfunction progressive familial - Hearing loss
Verloes Gillerot Fryns syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Usher syndrome, type 1E - Hearing difficulties
Usher Syndrome Type 3 - Hearing difficulties
Trisomy 22 mosaicism - impaired hearing
Trisomy 13 mosaicism - deafness
Stickler Syndrome, type II - deafness
Stickler Syndrome - deafness
Soto's Syndrome - hearing loss
Sanfilippo syndrome type A - hearing loss
Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 1 - deafness in one ear
Renal tubular acidosis progressive nerve deafness - nerve deafness
Reardon-Wilson-Cavanagh syndrome - deafness
Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 3 - impaired hearing
Otitis externa - reduced hearing
Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 1 - hearing loss
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1A - hearing impairment
Olivopontocerebellar atrophy -- deafness - deafness
Nasodigitoacoustic syndrome - nerve deafness
Multiple endocrine abnormalities -- adenylyl cyclase dysfunction - deafness
Multiple carboxylase deficiency, propionic acidemia - hearing loss
Mitochondrial diseases, clinically indefinite - hearing loss
Microdontia -- type I microtia -- deafness - deafness
Mercury poisoning - Hearing loss
Melnick-Fraser syndrome - hearing loss
Mandibuloacral dysplasia with type A lipodystrophy - hearing loss
Jaw joint disorders - loss of hearing
Inhalant addiction - impaired hearing
Ichythosiform Erythroderma with Leukocyte Vacuolation - hearing loss
Histidinuria, renal tubular defect - nerve deafness
Herbal Agent overdose -- Kava - deafness
Hearing Impairment - hearing loss
Fetal warfarin syndrome - deafness
Endolymphatic sac tumors (ELST's) in Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) disease - deafness
Ear infection (infant) - Loss of hearing
Deafness-mental retardation, Martin-Probst type - deafness
Deafness, congenital neurosensory, autosomal recessive 10 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 7 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 68 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 59 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 30 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 21 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 12 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 3 - sensorineural deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 28 - sensorineural deafness
Deafness neurosensory -- pituitary dwarfism - sensorineural deafness
Deafness mixed with perilymphatic Gusher, X-linked - progressive deafness
Cortical hyperostosis-syndactyly - deafness during childhood
Congenital Toxoplasmosis - hearing loss
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders - hearing problems
Chromosome 1p deletion syndrome - deafness
Chromosome 19p duplication syndrome - deafness
Chromosome 17p, partial deletion - deafness
Chromosome 16q, partial deletion - deafness
Chromosome 12p tetrasomy syndrome - deafness
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, 5 - deafness
Char syndrome - impaired hearing
Cervicooculoacoustic syndrome - conductive hearing loss
Burn-McKeown syndrome - deafness
Branchial arch syndrome X-linked - impaired hearing
Brachydactyly -- dwarfism -- mental retardation - hearing loss
Auralcephalosyndactyly - hearing loss
Ataxia deafness reardon type - deafness
Arnold-Chiari malformation type 4 - hearing impairment
Albinism ocular late onset sensorineural deafness - deafness
Head injury - Hearing problems
Basilar artery migraine
Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia - deafness
Waardenburg-Klein syndrome
Eclampsia
Ear conditions - Loss of hearing
Young Simpson syndrome - Hearing impairment
Yemenite deaf-blind hypopigmentation syndrome - Hearing difficulties
X chromosome, monosomy Xq28 - Hearing impairment
Wolf-Hirschorn syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Wildervanck syndrome 3 - hearing loss
Watson syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Waardenburg syndrome type 2B - Hearing loss
Van Buchem disease type 2 - Hearing difficulties
Usher syndrome, type 1F - Hearing difficulties
Thies Reis syndrome - hearing loss
Thiamine responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome - nerve deafness
Sphingolipidosis - hearing problems
Solvent abuse - impaired hearing
Senter syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Sensorineural hearing loss, early greying, and essential tremor - hearing impairment
Sanfilippo syndrome type B - hearing loss
Ruzicka-Goerz-Anton syndrome - deafness
Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 2 - deafness in one ear
Pseudoadrenoleukodystrophy - deafness
Progeria short stature pigmented nevi - hearing impairment
Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 4 - impaired hearing
Phacomatosis pigmentokeratotica - deafness
Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome - deafness
Osteopetrosis lethal - deafness
Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 - hearing loss
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2A - deafness
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1B - hearing impairment
Oral facial digital syndrome, type 4 - deafness
Oculofaciocardiodental syndrome - hearing impairment
Nonsyndromic hereditary hearing impairment - deafness
Neurofibromatosis-2 - Hearing impairment
Neuroectodermal endocrine syndrome - sensorineural deafness
Neuroaxonal dystrophy -- renal tubular acidosis - hearing impairment
Nerve sheath neoplasm - impaired hearing
Myoclonus with epilepsy with ragged red fibers - hearing loss
Morquio syndrome, type B - hearing loss
Mental retardation -- short stature -- deafness -- genital - deafness
Mental mixed retardation -- deafness -- clubbed digits - hearing loss
Mann syndrome - deafness
Mandibuloacral dysplasia - hearing loss
Kaplan-Plauchu-Fitch syndrome - deafness
Herpes zoster oticus - permanent hearing loss
Glomus tympanicum - conductive hearing loss
Fetal alcohol syndrome - hearing impairment
Fanconi syndrome - deafness
Epstein (C.J.) syndrome - hearing loss
Enchondromatosis-dwarfism-deafness - deafness
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Beasley Cohen type - deafness
Deafness, genetic, nonsyndromic - hearing loss
Deafness, autosomal recessive 8 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 40 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 31 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 22 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 13 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 47 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 4 - hearing impairment
Crandall syndrome - deafness
Cogan's syndrome - deafness
Coenzyme Q cytochrome c reductase deficiency of - deafness
Cleft lip palate -- deafness -- sacral lipoma - deafness
Chemical poisoning -- Methanol - hearing problems
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked - deafness
Canavan leukodystrophy - deafness
Brachmann-De Lange Syndrome - hearing loss
BOR-Duane hydrocephalus contiguous gene syndrome - hearing loss
Aerosol abuse - impaired hearing
Acute sensorineural hearing loss by acute acoustic trauma or sudden deafness or surgery induced acoustic trauma - hearing loss
3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 4 - impaired hearing
Goldscheider's disease
Athabaskan brain stem dysgenesis - deafness
Fanconi anaemia
Paget's disease of bone - hearing loss
Measles - deafness
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - hearing problems
Zellweger Syndrome - deafness
Woodhouse Sakati syndrome - Hearing difficulties
Wittwer sydnrome - Hearing loss
Waardenburg syndrome type 2 - Hearing loss
Triglyceride storage disease with impaired long-chain fatty acid oxidation - hearing loss
Stoll-Levy-Fancfort syndrome - deafness
Serpentine fibula -- polycystic kidney syndrome - deafness
Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, chromosome 7 p15.3p21.3 - hearing loss
Retinitis pigmentosa, deafness, mental retardation, hypogonadism - deafness
Retinitis pigmentosa -- mental retardation -- deafness - deafness
Pyle disease - deafness
Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 5 - impaired hearing
Patterson-Stevenson syndrome - deafness
Paraganglioma - hearing loss
Paget's disease, type 4 - hearing loss
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - impaired hearing
Mucopolysaccharidosis II - progressive deafness
Monosomy 8q12 21 - impaired hearing
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy -- aminoacidopathy - hearing impairment
Microcephaly -- deafness syndrome - deafness
LADD Syndrome - hearing loss
Keratoderma palmoplantar -- deafness - deafness
Juberg-Marsidi syndrome - deafness
Ivic Syndrome - deafness
Hunter-MacDonald syndrome - hearing loss
Groll-Hirschowitz syndrome - progressive deafness
Goldenhar disease - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 9 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 32 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 23 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal recessive 14 - deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 5 - sensorineural deafness
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 48 - hearing impairment
Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural 10 - hearing impairment
Deafness onychodystrophy dominant form - congenital deafness
Deafness -- lymphoedema -- leukemia - deafness
Deafness -- epiphyseal dysplasia -- short stature - deafness
Davenport-Donlan syndrome - hearing loss
Corpus callosum, agenesis of, blepharophimosis Robin type - impaired hearing
Corneal dystrophy and perceptive deafness - sensorineural deafness
Congenital cytomegalovirus - hearing loss
Conductive deafness -- malformed external ear - congenital conductive deafness
Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p25 - sensorineural deafness
Chromosome 2, monosomy 2pter p24 - impaired hearing
Chromosome 18q, partial deletion - deafness
Chromosome 17, deletion 17q23 q24 - deafness
Chiari Malformation - deafness
Chemical poisoning -- Lead-containing Paint - hearing impairment
Cerebral Palsy - hearing disorders
Cardiomyopathy -- hearing loss, type t RNA lysine gene mutation - progressive hearing loss
Canavan disease - hearing loss
Branchiootic syndrome 1 - hearing impairment
Beta-mannosidosis - hearing problems
Bagatelle-Cassidy syndrome - hearing loss
Autism - appears deaf at times
Abidi X-linked mental retardation syndrome - hearing loss
Arias oculootoradial syndrome
Rickettsiae
ABCD syndrome - deafness
Upper respiratory tract infection
Brain abscess
Thyroxine deficiency
General infection
Nose infection (see Nose symptoms)
Alport syndrome - nerve deafness
Ear tumor (see Ear symptoms)
Cholesteatoma - permanent hearing loss

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Causes of Deafness (Diseases Database):

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Deafness: Related Medical Conditions

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Deafness: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Deafness: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Deafness:

Congenital deafness - deafness that occurs at birth
Conductive deafness - caused by problems conducting sound waves into the inner ear nerves.
Sensorineural deafness - caused by problems with the nerves themselves.
Nerve deafness
Noise-induced hearing loss
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Deafness as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Deafness as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Deafness. Our database lists the following as having Deafness as a complication of that condition:

Deafness as a symptom:

Conditions listing Deafness as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Deafness. Our database lists the following as having Deafness as a symptom of that condition:

Medications or substances causing Deafness:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Deafness as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.