The following Conditions are related to Hearing loss

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  • Branchio-oto-renal dysplasia

    Branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome is a rare disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant genetic trait. This disorder is characterized by pits or ear tags in front of the outer ear, abnormal passages from the throat to the outside surface of the neck (branchial fistulas), branchial cysts, hearing loss and/or kidney (renal) abnormalities.  Read More

  • Charge syndrome

    CHARGE syndrome is a rare disorder that arises during early fetal development and affects multiple organ systems. The term CHARGE comes from the first letter of some of the more common features seen in these children: (C) = coloboma (usually retinochoroidal) and cranial nerve defects (80-90%)(H) = heart defects in 75-85%, especially tetralogy of Fallot(A) = atresia of the choanae (blocked nasal breathing passages) (50-6  Read More

  • Facio-auriculo-vertebral spectrum

    The term "facio-auriculo-vertebral spectrum" describes a group of three uncommon conditions that many medical professionals think are closely related to one another and which range in severity within the same disorder. These conditions are present at birth (congenital). They involve deformities of the eyes, ears, and spine, as the name would imply. The least severe type of the disorder is represented by the facio-  Read More

  • Galb deficiency

    At birth, infants with galb deficiency appear healthy, but by 8 to 15 months, they stop growing and start losing their learned skills (developmental regression). Affected people experience seizures and blindness as the illness worsens, and gradually they lose consciousness of their surroundings and become slow to react. Most people who have this type of illness do not live into early childhood. Children with the c  Read More

  • Hippel disease (hls)

    Hippel disease (HLS) is a hereditary disorder characterized by tumors developing in many organs. It results from a VHL gene mutation (change). Hemangioblastomas, which are blood vessel tumors of the brain, spinal cord, and retina, are tumors associated with HLS. Retinal tumors, also known as retinal angiomas, can cause blindness if they are not promptly treated. Additionally, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), a particul  Read More

  • Neill-dingwall syndrome

    Neill-Dingwall syndrome, also known as Cockayne syndrome, is a disorder characterized by a variety of clinical features, including cachectic dwarfism, severe neurological manifestations including microcephaly and cognitive deficits, pigmentary retinopathy, cataracts, sensorineural deafness, and ambulatory and feeding difficulties. It is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, which leads to death by the age of 12 years on ave  Read More

  • Susac syndrome

    Susac's syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by three main problems: impaired brain function (encephalopathy), partial or complete blockage (occlusion) of the arteries that supply blood to the retina (branch retinal artery occlusion, or BRAO), and inner ear disease (hearing loss, most notably). Three main forms of Susac's syndrome have become apparent. In one form, encephalopathy is the main problem. In the second form, BRAO a  Read More

  • Von hippel lindau disease

    The disorder known as von hippel-lindau (VHL) disease is hereditary (inherited). People with VHL have an increased risk of developing cancers in their eyes, kidneys, pancreas, adrenal glands, brain, spinal cord, and early adulthood. Most of the time, these tumors are benign (not cancer), but some of them can be malignant (cancerous). Is the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease manageable? There is a 50% ri  Read More