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Auditory neuropathy is a hearing disorder in which sound enters the inner ear normally but the transmission of signals from the inner ear to the brain is impaired. It can affect people of all ages, from infancy through adulthood. The number of people affected by auditory neuropathy is not known, but the condition affects a relatively small percentage of people who are deaf or hearing-impaired.
People with auditory neuropathy may have normal hearing, or hearing loss ranging from mild to severe; they always have poor speech-perception abilities, meaning they have trouble understanding speech clearly. Often, speech perception is worse than would be predicted by the degree of hearing loss. For example, a person with auditory neuropathy may be able to hear sounds, but would still have difficulty recognizing spoken words. Sounds may fade in and out for these individuals and seem out of sync.
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Is frozen shoulder related to neuropathy?
Neuropathy refers to any disease or injury affecting nerves or nerve cells.It may refer to:Peripheral neuropathy, any condition affecting peripheral nervesCranial neuropathy, any condition affecting cranial nervesOptic neuropathy, any condition affecting the optic nerve (including Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy)Auditory neuropathy, any condition affecting the auditory nerveNeuropathic pain, caused by neuropathy or by damage elsewhere in the nervous system
Is Neuropathy preventable?
It depends on what is causing your neuropathy. There are a number of conditions and toxins that can cause neuropathy. For more information use the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathy
What is another name for peripheral neuropathy?
Peripheral neuropathy is also known as somatic neuropathy or distal sensory polyneuropathy.
Why do a sensorimotor neuropathy profile?
what is a "SensoriMotor Neuropathy Profile" and why is it done?
What is optic neuropathy?
disease of the optic nerve (optic neuropathy)
How do auditory pathways carry nerve impulses to auditory cortices?
the auditory nerve pathways carry impulses to the auditory cortices in the ?
Does vasculitic neuropathy cause rash?
Rheumatoid vasculitis can cause Vasculitic neuropathy
What is auditory enhancement?
what is auditory enhancement?shouting
Who does vasculitic neuropathy strike?
The average age of an individual with vasculitic neuropathy is 62
What drugs treat vasculitic neuropathy?
Vasculitic neuropathy can be treated with cortciosteroids and cyclophosphamide
What does diffuse peripheral neuropathy affect?
Diffuse peripheral neuropathy primarily affects the limbs, damaging the nerves of the feet and hands. Autonomic neuropathy is the other form of diffuse neuropathy and it affects the heart and other internal organs
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx?
The answer is the auditory (Eustacean) tube.
