Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Prelingual sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0000399
What it means
A form of sensorineural deafness with either congenital onset or infantile onset, i.e., before the acquisition of speech.
Rare diseases that can present with this5
Very common80–99%
2The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Deafness, sensorineural, prelingual · Prelingual sensorineural deafness
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