Definitions for "Sensorineural"
of, relating to, or involving the sensory nerves, especially as they affect the hearing. In sensorineural deafness, the sensory nerves are unable to send sound produced signals to the brain, thus causing a lack of hearing referred to as sensorineural deafness.
A type of hearing impairment caused by damage that occurs to the inner ear (cochlea) and or nerve of hearing. Sensorineural damage is usually irreversible. PEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD (SRT): This is the faintest level at which an individual identifies 50% of the simple spoken words presented and repeats them correctly.
of or relating to the neural process of sensation