Diseases and Syndromes Causing Hearing Loss

Basic facts on acoustic neurinoma, a lesser known cause of hearing loss.

Does AIDS/HIV cause hearing loss? Maybe it does, and maybe not.

Alport Syndrome is a syndrome that causes hearing loss, plus it causes kidneys to fail and causes problems with the eyes.

Feature article on autoimmune inner ear disease, one of the rarer causes of hearing loss.

Profile of BOR Syndrome, a cause of hearing loss that also involves additional problems.

CAPD is a little-understood yet common disorder that causes a form of deafness in hearing people.

Chicken pox can cause hearing loss in children and adults, especially adults.

Basics of cholesteatomas, and sources of support.

Congenital cytomegalovirus is one of the more common causes of hearing loss, and it is almost as damaging as Rubella.

Hearing loss is yet another complication of diabetes. How does diabetes cause hearing loss? How common is it among diabetics?

Enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome, also known as LVAS, is a fairly common condition causing hearing loss.

Goldenhar Syndrome is a fairly rare syndrome associated with hearing loss.

Meniere's disease is a common disorder of dizziness and hearing loss.

A look at this very deadly disease, that if survived, often deafens the person.

Microtia is a deformity of the ear that causes hearing loss.

A malformation of the cochlea, causing hearing losses of varying degrees.

Mumps effects include deafness. Although the mumps have largely been eliminated, the virus still exists.

This hearing loss-related condition can be treated with surgery.

Feature article on this condition, also known as age-related hearing loss.

Feature article on rubella, which made me and thousands of others deaf in the 1960s. Part of the Growing Up Deaf series.

Treacher Collins syndrome is a craniofacial disorder that often causes hearing loss among numerous other symptoms.

A look at the different types of Waardenburg Syndrome, which causes hearing loss and other symptoms like white hair.

Toxoplasmosis, hearing loss, and prevention and treatment.

Glue ear is a known cause of hearing loss.

Herpes simplex is a known, rare cause of hearing loss.