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Spontaneous recovery of profound post-meningitic hearing loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

R. D. Marx  and
S. T Baer
R. D. Marx
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, UK.
S. T Baer
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, UK.
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Abstract

The timing of insertion of a cochlear implant (CI) in post-meningitic sensorineural hearing loss is, in spite of recent advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of the condition, still controversial. The danger of labyrinthitis ossificans allows only a little time to decide whether to implant a CI or not. On the other hand the clinician needs to be certain that no residual hearing is present and whether or not the patient will benefit from conventional amplification. A well-documented case of early spontaneous recovery of a profound post-meningitic sensorineural hearing loss in a child is presented and the relevant literature reviewed.

Keywords

Sensorineural Hearing LossBacterial Meningitis
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 5 , May 2001 , pp. 412 - 414
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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