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DictionarySeedeafnesssudden deafness
sudden deafnessa profound sensory hearing loss that develops in 24 hours or less; generally thought to be due to a viral infection in the inner ear.
See also: idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing impairment. sudden deafness Audiology An abrupt hearing loss that follows a known cause of deafness–eg, an explosion, viral infection, or use of certain drugssud·den deaf·ness (sŭd'ĕn def'nĕs) A profound sensory hearing loss that develops in 24 hours or less; generally thought to be due to a viral infection in the inner ear. sudden deafnessDeafness that occurs after an acute insult to the ear, e.g., after exposure to a toxin or medication (as from too high a dose of aminoglycosides), after a viral infection that damages the inner ear, or after blasts or head trauma.See also: deafness |