sensorineural hearing loss

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Noun1.sensorineural hearing loss - hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve
hearing disorder, hearing impairment - impairment of the sense of hearing
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Sudden sensorineural hearing impairment: A report of 1,220 cases.
In subgroup analysis, the adjusted hazard ratios in the migraine cohort versus the non-migraine cohort were 3.30 (95 percent CI, 2.17 to 5.00) for tinnitus, 1.03 (95 percent CI, 0.17 to 6.41) for sensorineural hearing impairment, and 1.22 (95 percent CI, 0.53 to 2.83) for sudden deafness.
Dr Mohamad Bitar, consultant otolaryngology head and neck surgeon at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, said: "After a comprehensive hearing assessment, Nayel was diagnosed with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing impairment. In collaboration with Al Jalila Foundation, a decision was made to perform a cochlear implantation on his right ear, with a plan to have the implant on the left ear later on.
Kuermanhan et al., "Identification of a novel compound heterozygous mutation in PTPRQ in a DFNB84 family with prelingual sensorineural hearing impairment," Molecular Genetics and Genomics, vol.
The diagnosis of sensorineural hearing impairment was made according to the World Health Organization criteria available at http://www.who.int/.
Blood viscosity as a factor in sensorineural hearing impairment. Lancet 1986; 1: 121-3.
(2-6) HI may be classified as conductive hearing impairment (CHI), sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI), and mixed.