Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Causes and Hearing Rehabilitation / 한양의대학술지

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.