Teunissen-Cremers syndrome
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Teunissen-Cremers syndrome is a genetic disorder that presents with skeleton
defects some of which can include the bones of the inner ear, fingers and toes. This can result in conductive hearing loss
and finger deformities.
Skeleton
The skeleton is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism. There are two different skeletal types: the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, and the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body.In a figurative sense, skeleton can...
defects some of which can include the bones of the inner ear, fingers and toes. This can result in conductive hearing loss
Conductive hearing loss
Conductive hearing loss occurs when there is a problem conducting sound waves anywhere along the route through the outer ear, tympanic membrane , or middle ear ....
and finger deformities.