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Hearing Impairment

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Partial or complete loss of the ability to detect or understand sounds resulting from damage to the outer, middle, or inner ear structures. Causes include exposure to loud noise, ear infections, injuries to the ear, genetic, and congenital disorders. [ ]

Term info

Label

Hearing Impairment

Synonyms
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Hearing impaired
  • Impairment, Hearing
Subsets

NCIT_C62596, NCIT_C54450

ALT DEFINITION

A disorder characterized by partial or complete loss of the ability to detect or understand sounds resulting from damage to ear structures.

Contributing Source

CTCAE, FDA

FDA Table

Patient Code (Appendix B)

Has CDRH Parent

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C54450

Legacy Concept Name

Hearing_Impairment

Preferred Name

Hearing Impairment

Semantic Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS CUI

C1384666

code

C50576

Term relations

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