nerve deafness

Thân thiện

A doctor explains nerve deafness using a model of the inner ear.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of hearing impairment: "nerve deafness" specifically refers to hearing loss caused by damage to, or dysfunction of, the auditory nerve or the inner ear's neural pathways. This contrasts with conductive hearing loss, which involves problems in the outer or middle ear.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The audiologist confirmed that his hearing loss was nerve deafness.
  • Nerve deafness is often permanent because it involves damage to the neural structures.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Context: In medical and audiology fields, "nerve deafness" is often used synonymously with sensorineural hearing loss. It is a key diagnostic category.
  • The patient's symptoms were consistent with bilateral nerve deafness.

Variants and Related Words

• Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) (n): The more precise clinical term often used interchangeably with "nerve deafness."
  • Age-related hearing loss is typically sensorineural.

Synonyms

• Sensorineural hearing loss: The primary synonym in medical terminology.
• Perceptive deafness: An older, less common term for a similar concept.

Related Phrases

• Nerve deafness can be caused by...: A common phrase used to introduce etiologies such as acoustic trauma, certain medications, or aging.
  • Nerve deafness can be caused by prolonged exposure to loud noise.

Học thuật

Noun

1. hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sensorineural hearing loss