What is Sensorineural deafness?

What is Sensorineural deafness?

• Sensorineural deafness: A condition which is characterized by deafness due to a sensineural deficit.
• Sensorineural deafness: due to lesions of the cochlea and the auditory division of the eighth cranial nerve; problem of cellular dysfunction rather than airborne conduction.
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Sensorineural deafness: Introduction

Types of Sensorineural deafness:

Broader types of Sensorineural deafness:

• Deafness
• Ear and hearing conditions
• Head conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Speech and communication conditions
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What causes Sensorineural deafness?

Causes of Sensorineural deafness: see causes of Sensorineural deafness

What are the symptoms of Sensorineural deafness?

Symptoms of Sensorineural deafness: see symptoms of Sensorineural deafness

Can anyone else get Sensorineural deafness?

More information: see contagiousness of Sensorineural deafness
Inheritance: see inheritance of Sensorineural deafness

Sensorineural deafness: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Sensorineural deafness.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Sensorineural deafness.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Sensorineural deafness: see treatments for Sensorineural deafness
Research for Sensorineural deafness: see research for Sensorineural deafness

Name and Aliases of Sensorineural deafness

Main name of condition: Sensorineural deafness

Vestibulocochlear nerve disease, Sensorineural hearing loss, 8th cranial nerve disorder, Acoustic nerve disorder, CN8 disorder, Eighth cranial nerve pathology, Nerve deafness, Neurosensory deafness, Ototoxicity Source - Diseases Database

Sensorineural deafness: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Sensorineural deafness:

• Congenital cholesteatoma
• Presbycusis
• Measeles
• Mumps
• Syphilis
• Chromosomal syndromes
• Acoustic neuroma
• Meningioma
• Cerebellopontine tumour
• Meniere's disease
• Perilymph fistula
• Ototoxic drugs
• Meningitis
• Otosclerosis

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