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Sordera neurosensorial - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Sordera nerviosa; Hipoacusia neurosensorial; Hipoacusia adquirida; Hipoacusia inducida por ruidos; HAIR

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

El tratamiento se enfoca en mejorar la audición. Lo siguiente puede ser útil:

Audífonos
Amplificadores telefónicos y otros dispositivos de ayuda
Lenguaje de señas (para quienes padecen hipoacusia grave)
Lectura del lenguaje (como lectura de labios y uso de señales visuales para ayudar a la comunicación)

Se puede recomendar un implante coclear para ciertas personas con hipoacusia muy grave. La cirugía se hace para colocar el implante. El implante hace que los sonidos parezcan más fuertes, pero no restaura la audición normal.

Para obtener información sobre el tratamiento de la hipoacusia relacionada con la edad, ver: presbiacusia.

Anatomía del oído

Reviewed last on: 5/31/2011
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies; University of Washington School of Medicine; and Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Hildebrand MS, Husein M, Smith RJH. Genetic sensorineural hearing loss. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 147.

Arts HA. Sensorineural hearing loss in adults. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2010:chap 149.

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. NIH Pub. No. 97-4233. Updated: October 2008.

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