Deafness (definition)

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Definition: A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears.

differentiate from HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; see various specific terms under HEARING LOSS
See Also Hearing Aids; Lipreading
Examples Deaf-Blind Disorders

Other names Prelingual Deafness; Extreme Hearing Loss; Deafness, Prelingual; Deafness, Bilateral; Complete Hearing Loss; Acquired Deafness; Hearing Loss, Extreme; Hearing Loss, Complete; Deafness, Acquired; Deaf-Mutism; Deaf Mutism; Bilateral Deafness

Substance	Categories	Source
Deafness with Labyrinthine Aplasia Microtia and Microdontia (LAMM)	Deafness/congenital Tooth Abnormalities Ear/abnormalities.
Nathalie syndrome	Cataract Deafness Growth Disorders Muscular Atrophy *Osteochondritis.
Nasodigitoacoustic syndrome	Deafness/congenital Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked.
Dementia, familial Danish	Cataract Cerebellar Ataxia Deafness Dementia.
Deafness, congenital onychodystrophy, recessive form	Deafness Foot Deformities, Congenital Hand Deformities, Congenital Intellectual Disability.
Herrmann syndrome	Cerebellar Ataxia Deafness Diabetes Mellitus Diabetic Neuropathies Kidney Diseases Myoclonus.
Fine-Lubinsky syndrome	Abnormalities, Multiple Cataract Craniosynostoses Deafness *Intellectual Disability.
Macrothrombocytopenia progressive deafness	Deafness Thrombocytopenia.
Ayazi syndrome	Deafness/congenital Obesity *Choroideremia.
Lynch Lee Murday syndrome	Spine Cryptorchidism Deafness Intellectual Disability Limb Deformities, Congenital.
Meyenburg-Altherr-Uehlinger syndrome	Arthritis Deafness *Polychondritis, Relapsing.
Mental retardation-hypotonic facies syndrome, x-linked, 1	Deafness Growth Disorders Hypogonadism Mental Retardation, X-Linked.
Burn-Mckeown syndrome	Choanal Atresia Deafness/congenital Heart Defects, Congenital Facies.
Ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, deafness	Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary Deafness *Ichthyosis, Lamellar.
Microcephaly deafness syndrome	Facies Deafness Intellectual Disability Microcephaly Ear/abnormalities.
Fountain syndrome	Abnormalities, Multiple Bone Diseases, Developmental Deafness Intellectual Disability *Craniofacial Abnormalities.
Konigsmark Knox Hussels syndrome	Deafness Optic Atrophies, Hereditary.
Albinism deafness syndrome	Albinism Deafness.
Temtamy preaxial brachydactyly syndrome	Deafness Intellectual Disability Mouth Abnormalities Tooth Abnormalities *Brachydactyly.
Tietz syndrome	Deafness Albinism, Oculocutaneous.
Spastic paraplegia 24	Deafness Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary.
Yemenite deaf-blind hypopigmentation syndrome	Abnormalities, Multiple Blindness Deafness Hypopigmentation/congenital.
X-linked mental retardation Gustavson type	Deafness Optic Atrophy Seizures Mental Retardation, X-Linked.
Wright Dyck syndrome	Dementia Deafness *Limb Deformities, Congenital Ankle/abnormalities.
Wells Jankovic syndrome	Adrenoleukodystrophy Deafness Muscle Spasticity Paralysis *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked.
Schlegelberger Grote syndrome	Congenital Abnormalities Deafness *Thrombasthenia.
Schimke X-linked mental retardation syndrome	Deafness Growth Disorders Microcephaly Ophthalmoplegia *Mental Retardation, X-Linked.
Nephrosis deafness urinary tract digital malformation	Deafness Nephrosis Urogenital Abnormalities Limb Deformities, Congenital.
Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with deafness	Deafness Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.
Keratitis, Ichthyosis, and Deafness (KID) Syndrome	Deafness Ichthyosis *Keratitis.
Deafness hyperuricemia neurologic ataxia	Ataxia Deafness *Metabolism, Inborn Errors.
Davenport Donlan syndrome	Contracture Deafness Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Papilloma *Skin Neoplasms Hair/abnormalities.
Jones syndrome	Deafness Fibromatosis, Gingival.
Johnson neuroectodermal syndrome	Alopecia Olfaction Disorders Deafness Hypogonadism.
Johanson Blizzard syndrome	Deafness Ectodermal Dysplasia Hypothyroidism Pancreatic Diseases Nose/abnormalities.
Richards-Rundle syndrome	Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Ataxia Deafness Hypogonadism *Intellectual Disability.
Cardioauditory syndrome of Sanchez Cascos	Deafness Heart Defects, Congenital.
Arthrogryposis multiplex with deafness, inguinal hernias, and early death	Arthrogryposis Deafness *Hernia, Inguinal.
Ramos Arroyo Clark syndrome	Deafness Abnormalities, Multiple Corneal Diseases/congenital Ductus Arteriosus, Patent Intellectual Disability Retinal Diseases/congenital *Facies.
dfna5 protein, zebrafish	Receptors, Estrogen Zebrafish Proteins Deafness.
Dfna5h protein, mouse	*Receptors, Estrogen Deafness.
Tbl1x protein, mouse	*Transducin Deafness.
TBL1Y protein, human	*Transducin Deafness.
Whrn protein, mouse	*Membrane Proteins Deafness.	Nat Genet 2003 Aug;34(4):421-8
TMC1 protein, human	*Membrane Proteins Deafness.	Nat Genet 2002 Mar;30(3):277-84
KPTN protein, human	*Microfilament Proteins Blood Proteins Deafness.	Eur J Cell Biol 1999 Feb;78(2):117-26
TBL1X protein, human	*Transducin Deafness.	Am J Hum Genet 1999 Jun;64(6):1604-16
DFNA5 protein, human	*Receptors, Estrogen Deafness.	Eur J Biochem 1998 Feb 15;252(1):169-77
COCH protein, human	*Extracellular Matrix Proteins Deafness.	Genomics 1997 Dec 15;46(3):345-54
DIAPH1 protein, human	*Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing Deafness.	Science 1997 Nov 14;278(5341):1315-8

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