Central hearing loss

Central hearing loss Classification and external resources
MeSH	D006313

Central hearing loss is a form of sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory pathways. When the damage is to the primary auditory cortex, the impairment is called "cortical deafness".

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Overview at dizziness-and-balance-com
Hood L, Berlin C, Allen P (1994). "Cortical deafness: a longitudinal study.". J Am Acad Audiol 5 (5): 330–42. PMID 7987023.

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v • d • e Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H99, 380-389)

External ear	Otitis externa

Middle ear and mastoid	Otitis media - Mastoiditis (Bezold's abscess) - Cholesteatoma - Perforated eardrum

Inner ear	Otosclerosis - Balance disorder - Ménière's disease - Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - Vestibular neuronitis - Vertigo - Labyrinthitis - Perilymph fistula - Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS)

Hearing impairment	Conductive hearing loss - Sensorineural hearing loss (Central hearing loss, Presbycusis)

Other	Tinnitus - Hyperacusis

See also congenital