Sensorineural Hearing Loss Flashcards
1
Q
What is sensorineural hearing loss
A
Deterioration of the cochlea loss of hair cells from the organ of corti (sensory loss)
2
Q
What is sensorineural hearing loss common with
A
Common in aging gradually progressive
*presbycusis (ARHI)
3
Q
What is neural hearing loss
A
Absence or damage to the auditory nerve, tracts, nuclei, cortex
4
Q
Is neural hearing loss permanent and will implants fix it?
A
Yes it is permanent
*no hearing aids will not fix it
5
Q
What is mixed hearing loss
A
Combination of conductive and sensory hearing loss caused by pathology that cant affect the middle and inner ear simultaneously
6
Q
What are some causes of mixed hearing loss
A
- Otoscleorsis
- Head trauma
- Cholesteatoma
- Middle ear tumors
