Nerve deafness: Introduction
Nerve deafness: A condition which is characterized by deafness caused by a problem with the neurological supply.
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Symptoms of Nerve deafness
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Treatments for Nerve deafness
- Treatment of nerve or sensorineural deafness depends upon the degree of hearing loss, the type of hearing loss, the age of the patient, and patient preference. Conductive hearing loss may coexist, and remediable causes should be sought. Treatments include:
- Treatment of remediable causes
- Ear wax removal
- Surgery for acoustic neuroma or cholesteatoma
- Conservative or surgical management of drum perforations
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Nerve deafness: Deaths
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Causes of Nerve deafness
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Disease Topics Related To Nerve deafness
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Nerve deafness: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Nerve deafness
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease
is often over-diagnosed.
Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's,
whereas there are many other less...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or Alzheimer's disease,
it...read more »
Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that
any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease.
The reality is that there are various possibilities, such as benign...read more »
Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic
disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's.
The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early years,
and Parkinsons...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
See symptoms of Vitamin...read more »
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Nerve deafness: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Nerve deafness: Rare Types
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Nerve deafness
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Definitions of Nerve deafness:
Due to lesions of the cochlea and the auditory division of the eighth cranial nerve; problem of cellular dysfunction rather than airborne conduction.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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