Glossary for Pendred syndrome

• Deafness: Inability to hear sounds.
• Dizziness: Feelings of lightheadedness or giddiness.
• Enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome: An ear disorder involving progressive hearing loss that starts during childhood. The disorder is caused by abnormal fluid movement within the ear structures due to the large size of some of the structures that hold the fluid. The fluid canal actually doesn't fully mature until the child reaches the age of about 4. Head trauma can make the condition worse in young children.
• Goiter: Swollen neck thyroid gland
• Hypothyroidism: Too little thyroid hormone production.
• Mondini Dysplasia: A rare disorder where a part of the ear (cochlea) fails to develop completely causing hearing loss. The hearing loss may be gradual or sudden and the severity may be vary from normal hearing to complete hearing loss. Hearing loss may start in childhood or early adulthood.
• Nerve deafness: A condition which is characterized by deafness caused by a problem with the neurological supply
• Sensorineural deafness: A condition which is characterized by deafness due to a sensineural deficit
• Sensorineural hearing loss: Hearing loss due to abnormal functioning or damage to the hearing nerve or the cochlea (inner ear) or the part of the brain that processes sound. The hearing problem may be present at birth or may be acquired through such things as aging, excessive noise or diseases such as meningitis.
• Thyroid symptoms: Symptoms affecting the thyroid gland

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