Usually, hearing loss that is called sensorineural or nerve deafness is actually caused by problems with the cochlea, instead of the actual auditory nerve, but a very small percentage of hearing loss is caused by problems with the nerve, itself ... usually related to acoustic neuromas (tumors) on the nerve covering.
Aug. 16, 2006 - New research is challenging the long-held belief that autism autism affects only those regions of the brain that control social interaction, communication, and reasoning -- suggesting, instead, that the disorder affects the entire brain.
using an advanced form of mri the researchers were able to examine white matter the wiring that links different areas of the brain the boys with spd and autism had reduced connectivity in certain areas of the brain involved in basic sensory information however only the boys with autism had impairment in specific parts of the brain essential for social emotional processing one of the classic features of autism is decreased eye to eye gaze and the decreased ability to read facial emotions noted marco