Acoustic neuroma is a tumor of the auditory nerve.
Hypoacusis is the medical term meaning hearing loss.
The medical term for hearing loss resulting from damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve is sensorineural hearing loss.
Vestibulocochlear is the term for the nerve that carries sound and balance information to the brain from the ear.
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-cusis is the medical terminology combining form meaning hearing.
Sensorineural hearing loss develops when the auditory nerve or hair cells in the inner ear are damaged. This type of hearing loss is typically permanent and can be caused by factors like aging, genetics, exposure to loud noise, and certain medical conditions.
A physician who studies hearing is called an auditory specialist. An audiologist is a specialist in the disorders of hearing who is not a physician, but has special training in this area.
The hair cells are the auditory receptors located in the cochlea. These receptors are found in the organ of Corti.
Asonia is the medical term meaning: tone deafness. A person with this condition is referred to as "hearing impaired".
There is no medical condition called "pulmonary hearing." Pulmonary refers to the lungs, while hearing refers to auditory perception. These are two separate systems in the body and are not directly related.
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal DialysisCAPD has several medical meanings. One meaning is Central Auditory Processing Disorder. Another meaning of CAPD is Community acquired pulmonary disease.
The medical term for the study of the function of the structures of hearing is "audiology." Audiologists are healthcare professionals who specialize in diagnosing and treating disorders related to hearing and balance.