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Audiometric examination of children who have suffered a bacterial meningitis show that in about a quarter of them a moderate to severe, often unilateral, hearing loss is to be expected despite antibiotic treatment. Hearing loss is more frequent in cases of severe meningitis and appears to depend upon the time of treatment. The most feared infection is that due to Hemophilus influenzae. No hearing damage was encountered in meningitis due to virus, in confirmed mumps infection or when the CSF was free of bacteria.
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PMID:[Hearing damage following meningitis then and now]. 361 Jun 79

Bacterial meningitis is an important cause of acquired sensorineural deafness in childhood. Deafness following meningitis may be progressive. Previous reports have shown deterioration in hearing up to 12 years after the illness. We present two cases of sensorineural deafness following meningitis. Severe to profound sensorineural hearing losses were detected immediately after meningitis in these patients. The hearing subsequently deteriorated in both cases. Deterioration in hearing thresholds occurred 17 years after the illness in one case. In the other patient the hearing got progressively worse three years after meningitis. She subsequently required a cochlear implant.
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PMID:Delayed deterioration of hearing following bacterial meningitis. 1069 83