Diseases

Central Hearing Loss

Hearing loss due to disease of the AUDITORY PATHWAYS (in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM) which originate in the COCHLEAR NUCLEI of the PONS and then ascend bilaterally to the MIDBRAIN, the THALAMUS, and then the AUDITORY CORTEX in the TEMPORAL LOBE. Bilateral lesions of the auditory pathways are usually required to cause central hearing loss. Cortical deafness refers to loss of hearing due to bilateral auditory cortex lesions. Unilateral BRAIN STEM lesions involving the cochlear nuclei may result in unilateral hearing loss.

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Hearing loss due to disease of the AUDITORY PATHWAYS (in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM) which originate in the COCHLEAR NUCLEI of the PONS and then ascend bilaterally to the MIDBRAIN, the THALAMUS, and then the AUDITORY CORTEX in the TEMPORAL LOBE. Bilateral lesions of the auditory pathways are usually required to cause central hearing loss. Cortical deafness refers to loss of hearing due to bilateral auditory cortex lesions. Unilateral BRAIN STEM lesions involving the cochlear nuclei may result in unilateral hearing loss.

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3 entry terms
  • Hearing Loss, Central
  • Cortical Deafness
  • Deafness, Cortical

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES for hearing loss due to cochlear nerve disease

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History Note

91(79); was see under HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL 1979-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Deafness (1966-1978)

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  1. C09.218w.458.341w.887w.432
  2. C09.218w.807.186.432
  3. C10w.228w.140w.068.432
  4. C10w.597.751.418.341w.887w.432
  5. C23.888w.592.763.393.341w.887w.432

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central Hearing Loss. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006313. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006313
  2. Central Hearing Loss. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64821730