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Descriptor English: Hearing Loss, Conductive
Descriptor Spanish: Pérdida Auditiva Conductiva
Descriptor pérdida auditiva conductiva
Entry term(s) hipoacusia de conducción
pérdida auditiva de conducción
Scope note: Pérdida auditiva producida por interferencia con la recepción o amplificación mecánica del sonido a la CÓCLEA. La interferencia se produce en el oído externo o medio y afecta al CONDUCTO AUDITIVO EXTERNO, el TÍMPANO o la CADENA DE HUESECILLOS (OTOSCLEROSIS).
Descriptor Portuguese: Perda Auditiva Condutiva
Descriptor French: Surdité de transmission
Entry term(s): Conductive Hearing Loss
Tree number(s): C09.218.458.341.562
C10.597.751.418.341.562
C23.888.592.763.393.341.562
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006314
Scope note: Hearing loss due to interference with the mechanical reception or amplification of sound to the COCHLEA. The interference is in the outer or middle ear involving the EAR CANAL; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; or EAR OSSICLES.
Annotation: HEARING LOSS, MIXED CONDUCTIVE-SENSORINEURAL is also available.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Deafness (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HEARING LOSS, PARTIAL 1979-90
History Note: 91(79); was see under HEARING LOSS, PARTIAL 1979-90
DeCS ID: 6466
Unique ID: D006314
NLM Classification: WV 270
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/22
Revision Date: 2005/07/13
Hearing Loss, Conductive - Preferred
Concept UI M0009929
Scope note Hearing loss due to interference with the mechanical reception or amplification of sound to the COCHLEA. The interference is in the outer or middle ear involving the EAR CANAL; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; or EAR OSSICLES.
Preferred term Hearing Loss, Conductive
Entry term(s) Conductive Hearing Loss



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