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Author: Stephanie A Moody Antonio, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Coauthor(s): Barry Strasnick, MD, FACS, Chairman, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Updated: Jun 1, 2009

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Further Reading

GeneReviews is a comprehensive web site with reviews for specific genetic disorders with searchable database.

The Hereditary Hearing Loss website provides an up-to-date resource for gene research.

The Harvard Medical School Center for Hereditary Deafness maintains a database of gene mutations.

Keywords

sensorineural hearing loss, genetic sensorineural hearing loss, inner ear, hearing loss, SNHL, deafness, hearing impairment, hereditary hearing disorder, inner ear problems, hearing

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Stephanie A Moody Antonio, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Stephanie A Moody Antonio, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Medical Association, American Neurotology Society, and Virginia Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Barry Strasnick, MD, FACS, Chairman, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Barry Strasnick, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Auditory Society, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Tinnitus Association, Ear Foundation Alumni Society, Norfolk Academy of Medicine, North American Skull Base Society, Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons, Vestibular Disorders Association, and Virginia Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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Robert A Battista, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Medical School; Physician, Ear Institute of Chicago, LLC
Robert A Battista, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Neurotology Society, and Illinois State Medical Society
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