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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Hearing Loss, Sudden
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Pérdida Auditiva Súbita
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Perda Auditiva Súbita
Synonyms
English
:
Deafness, Sudden
Sudden Deafness
Sudden Hearing Loss
Tree Number:
C09.218.458.341.900
C10.597.751.418.341.900
C23.888.592.763.393.341.900
Definition
English
:
Sensorineural
hearing loss
which develops suddenly over a period of hours or a few days. It varies in severity from mild to total
deafness
. Sudden
deafness
can be due to head trauma,
vascular diseases
,
infections
, or can appear without obvious cause or
warning.
History Note
English
:
2003 (1979)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
3656
Unique Identifier:
D003639
Occurrence in VHL
:
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