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F80.20: Congenital auditory imperception

You find it difficult to understand what you hear.

We use our ears to hear. Noises and sounds are sound waves. The ears convert the sound waves to information. The auditory nerve routes this information to the brain. Our brain then knows what we have heard with our ears. In your case, the auditory nerve is not quite working properly. Some information is getting lost and not reaching the brain. As a result, it may be difficult to properly understand what has been said. It may then be impossible to tell which direction a noise is coming from. Or it is difficult to follow conversations when there is other noise.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).