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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 389.14

Central hearing loss

  • Hearing loss due to disease of the AUDITORY PATHWAYS (in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM) which originate in the COCHLEAR NUCLEI of the PONS and then ascend bilaterally to the MIDBRAIN, the THALAMUS, and then the AUDITORY CORTEX in the TEMPORAL LOBE. Bilateral lesions of the auditory pathways are usually required to cause central hearing loss. Cortical deafness refers to loss of hearing due to bilateral auditory cortex lesions. Unilateral BRAIN STEM lesions involving the cochlear nuclei may result in unilateral hearing loss.
  • 389.14 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 389.14 contains 4 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 389.* hierarchy


Index entries containing 389.14:

Deafness (acquired) (complete) (congenital) (hereditary) (middle ear) (partial) 389.9Loss
  • hearing - see also Deafness
    • central 389.14
    • sensorineural 389.10
      • central 389.14