Home > Skeletal System > Bones of the Chest and Upper Back > Xiphoid Process of Sternum. The xiphoid process is the smallest and most inferior region of the sternum, or breastbone. At birth, it is a thin, roughly triangular region of cartilage that slowly ossifies into a bone and fuses with the body of the sternum.
Some of the most prevalent diseases known to cause deafness include meningitis, Meniere'mÃ©niÃ¨re S, Disease Alport, syndrome, rubella and. Mumps there are two main causes of, deafness these are congenital and. acquired
Meniere'mÃ©niÃ¨re s disease is a chronic illness that is characterized by symptoms of episodic, vertigo aural, fullness, tinnitus and fluctuating sensorineural hearing. Loss there are 615,000 615000 cases Of'meniere mÃ©niÃ¨re s disease In The (United States national Institute on Deafness And Other, communication). disorders 2008