What Does MHL Mean in Medical Terms?

MHL stands for mixed hearing loss. Combined conductive and sensorineural loss.

mixed hearing loss

Combined conductive and sensorineural loss.

Where you will see MHL

You will most often see MHL in medical charts and clinical notes.

Example

A chart note might use “MHL” as shorthand for mixed hearing loss when documenting a patient's care.

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