Decrease in the ability to perceive and comprehend sound. It can be partial, complete, unilateral, or bilateral.
Types of hearing loss include conductive hearing loss (CHL or air–bone...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for hearing loss in asymptomatic a...
Depends on cause
Any sudden SNHL (usually unilateral) is a medical emergency; obtain audiologic testing and start steroid therapy.
Treatment should begin ASAP, ideally within 1 to 2 ...
H91.90 Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear
H90.2 Conductive hearing loss, unspecified
H90.5 Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss
H90.8 Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, ...
In sudden hearing loss, if a 512-Hz tuning fork test (Weber test) lateralizes to the unaffected ear, suspect sensorineural causes (emergent evaluation needed), but if it lateralizes to...
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