Hanyang Med Rev.  2015 May;35(2):57-65. 10.7599/hmr.2015.35.2.57.

Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Causes and Hearing Rehabilitation

• Baek MJ

• KMID: 1793732
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7599/hmr.2015.35.2.57

Abstract

Sensorineural hearing loss is one of the most common chronic clinical disorders that we can easily encounter. The etiology of sensorineural hearing loss is multifactorial: congenital, idiopathic, traumatic, noise-induced, head injury induced, infectious disease, drug induced, degenerative, immune disorder, vestibular schwannoma and Meniere's disease. Many people are living with the discomfort of hearing loss because fundamental treatment is has not yet been found. Also due to the progress of medical science, human life span has been extended. As the result, the number of patients suffering from hearing loss has increased. But the present situation does not measure up to the demand for recovery of hearing loss. Hearing loss has a great influence on the quality of life. To overcome this situation, neural prostheses such as the cochlear implant and auditory brainstem implant are helpful for the rehabilitation of total deaf patients. Recently, due to the advancement of studies related to hair cell regeneration and the field of gene therapy on the inner ear has made big progress during the last few years. The purpose of this study is to describe the latest known causes and rehabilitation of sensorineural hearing loss.

Keyword

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Correction of Hearing Impairment

MeSH Terms

Auditory Brain Stem Implants
Cochlear Implants
Communicable Diseases
Correction of Hearing Impairment
Craniocerebral Trauma
Ear, Inner
Genetic Therapy
Hair
Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural*
Hearing*
Humans
Immune System Diseases
Meniere Disease
Neural Prostheses
Neuroma, Acoustic
Quality of Life
Regeneration
Rehabilitation*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Various anatomical locations of hearing rehabilitation methods from hearing aid (peripheral) to auditory brainstem implant (central). MEI, middle ear implant; Cis, cochlear implant; ABI, auditory brainstem implant.

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