metabolic causes of sensorineural hearing loss

Last reviewed 01/2018

Metabolic causes of sensorineural hearing loss comprise:

  • diabetes
  • hypothyroidism
  • Paget's disease

Inherited metabolic causes include:

  • mucopolysaccharidoses
  • Pendred's syndrome

A broader interpretation of metabolic can include perinatal insults such as:

  • hyperbilirubinaemia
  • hypoxia