Sensorineural
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Sensorineural
Sensorineural (pronunciation: sen-so-ri-neu-ral) is a term used in medicine to describe a type of hearing loss or balance disorder that occurs due to damage to the inner ear or the nerve pathways from the inner ear to the brain.
Etymology
The term "sensorineural" is derived from "sensory" and "neural," referring to the sensory and neural components of the auditory system that are involved in this type of hearing loss or balance disorder.
Related Terms
- Audiology: The branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders.
- Cochlea: The spiral cavity of the inner ear that produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
- Hearing Aid: A device designed to improve hearing by making sound audible to a person with hearing loss.
- Tinnitus: The perception of noise or ringing in the ears, often associated with sensorineural hearing loss.
- Vertigo: A sensation of feeling off balance, often caused by problems in the inner ear or brain.
See Also
- Conductive Hearing Loss: Another type of hearing loss that occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer ear canal to the eardrum and the tiny bones, or ossicles, of the middle ear.
- Mixed Hearing Loss: A combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. This means there may be damage in the outer or middle ear and in the inner ear or auditory nerve.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sensorineural
- Wikipedia's article - Sensorineural
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