sensorineural
/ˌsɛnsəriˈnʊrəl/
adjective
- Relating to or involving the sensory nerves, especially those of the inner ear or the auditory nerve, often used to describe a type of hearing loss caused by damage to these nerves.
- Many older adults experience sensorineural hearing loss as part of the natural aging process.
- The doctor explained that her tinnitus was caused by sensorineural damage from loud noise exposure.
- Sensorineural hearing loss is often permanent and cannot be fixed with simple surgery.