The medical term for hearing loss resulting from damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve is sensorineural hearing loss.
sensorineural hearing loss.
Hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve. Common causes include aging, exposure to loud noises, genetics, infections, and certain medications.
The vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) contains the sensory fibers involved in hearing. It carries auditory information from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain for processing. Damage to this nerve can result in hearing loss or other auditory issues.
the auditory nerve
Auditory evoked potentials are used to diagnose hearing losses. They can distinguish damage to the acoustic nerve (which carries signals from the ear to the brain stem) from damage to the auditory pathways within the brainstem.
Acoustic neuroma is a tumor of the auditory nerve.
Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See Ear., An assembly of hearers; an audience., An auditorium.
Vestibulocochlear (CN 8). Damage to this nerve can cause tinnitus (deafness).
AUDITORY
The main symptom of auditory neuritis is sudden hearing loss in one ear, which may be accompanied by ringing in the ear (tinnitus), dizziness, or problems with balance. It can be caused by inflammation of the auditory nerve or damage to the cochlea.
The auditory nerve carries sound signals from the inner ear to the brain, allowing us to hear and interpret sounds.