Assessment of cochlear damage after pneumococcal meningitis using otoacoustic emissions

H Daya; G Amedofu; C J Woodrow; D Agranoff; G Brobby; T Agbenyega; S Krishna

doi:10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90063-8

Assessment of cochlear damage after pneumococcal meningitis using otoacoustic emissions

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1997 May-Jun;91(3):248-9. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90063-8.

Authors

H Daya¹, G Amedofu, C J Woodrow, D Agranoff, G Brobby, T Agbenyega, S Krishna

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.

PMID: 9231187
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90063-8

Abstract

Three cases are reported of children in Ghana with pneumococcal meningitis and differing degrees of hearing loss. The children were examined up to 12 d after admission by means of otoacoustic emissions. The technique is objective, non-invasive, quick (< 5 min per ear) and suitable for use in paediatric wards.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Cochlear Diseases / complications*
Cochlear Diseases / physiopathology
Female
Hearing Loss / diagnosis
Hearing Loss / etiology*
Hearing Loss / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / complications*
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / physiopathology
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous*
Otolaryngology / methods