Hearing impairment Sensorineural hearing impairment true HP:0008565 Hearing loss, sensorineural HP:0001753 Sensorineural hearing loss UMLS:C0018784 Hearing loss caused by damage or dysfunction of the auditory nerve (cranial nerve VIII, also known as the cochlear nerve). HP:0008576 SNOMEDCT:60700002 HP:0008553 HP:0008611 HP:0008613 HP:0008538 HP:0008614 HP:0000374 DOID:10003 HP:0001916 HP:0000407 Sensorineural deafness SNOMEDCT_US:60700002 A type of hearing impairment in one or both ears related to an abnormal functionality of the cochlear nerve.