auditory neuropathy

auditory neuropathy
neuropathy in the eighth cranial nerve with apparently normal function of the outer hair cells but dysfunction of the inner hair cells or cochlear nerve; it is seen most often in young children, who have partial sensorineural hearing loss.

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