Abstract:Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a common disease in otology, which is mainly manifested as hearing loss with or without tinnitus, vertigo and stuffy ears, etc. The etiology of SNHL is complex and diverse. There is no definitive cause of SNHL. In recent years, with the development and application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, new ideas have been provided for the exploration of the cause of SNHL.MRI of the internal auditory tract has more advantages in soft tissue display, which can be used to study inner ear diseases in patients with SNHL including studying the anterior inferior cerebellar artery to further illustrate the microcirculation of inner ear, ginography to show membrane vagal effusion in patients with Ménière’s disease, and functional MRI to study activity in brain regions.