Sensorineural deafness Health Article

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Sensorineural deafness is an irreversible type of hearing loss that occurs when cochlear sensorineural elements or the cochlear nerve is damaged in some way. It can progress to total deafness.

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Nerve deafness

Reviewer Info: Joseph V. Campellone, M.D., Division of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.; ADAM Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, 05/22/2007

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