noun
sensorineural hearing loss; sensorineural deafness; SNHL
Medical term for hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve. Often abbreviated as SNHL in clinical contexts.
感音性難聴は、内耳や聴神経の障害によって起こります。
Sensorineural hearing loss occurs due to damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve.
Compound of 感音 (kan'on, 'sound perception') + 性 (-sei, '-type') + 難聴 (nanchō, 'hearing loss'). The term is a modern medical coinage.