used to refer to a type of hearing loss caused by damage to, or disease in, the the inner ear or by damage to the auditory nerve (= a nerve in the ear that carries electrical signals from the inner ear to the brain)

Joey has sensorineural hearing loss. 乔伊患有感觉神经性听力障碍。

It is the most common cause of sensorineural deafness in children. 这是儿童中感觉神经性耳聋的最常见原因。