Childhood deafness Flashcards
1
Q
Genetic causes of conductive hearing loss
A
Congenital abnormalities
Treacher-Collins
Pierre Robin
2
Q
Genetic causes of sensorineural hearing loss - 1 X-linked disease
A
Turner’s syndrome
3
Q
What does TORCH infection stand for?
Why are they all important?
A
Toxoplasmosis
Rubella cytomegalovirus
Herpes simplex
HIV
They can cause intrauterine hearing loss
4
Q
Perinatal causes of hearing loss
Infectious causes of hearing loss
A
Prematurity
Hypoxia
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Measles
Mumps