scholarly journals Sensorineural hearing loss after bacterial meningitis in children

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (46) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Aliya Seidullayeva ◽  
Gulnar Zhaxylykova ◽  
Dinagul Bayesheva ◽  
Raisa Sundetova ◽  
Bulat Aitzhanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Meningitis In Children

scholarly journals Frequency of sensorineural hearing loss in children with bacterial meningitis.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 2729-2733
Author(s):  
Rabia Saleem Safdar ◽  
M Faisal Mehar ◽  
Madiha Naz ◽  
Afsheen Asghar Khan ◽  
Nusrat Buzdar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Evoked Response Audiometry ◽  
Study Setting

Objectives: To determine the frequency of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children with bacterial meningitis. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Department of Paediatric Medicine Nishtar Hospital, Multan. Period: October 2019 to March 2020. Material & Methods: The study was conducted after permission from ethical committee. A total of 151 patients admitted with bacterial meningitis were enrolled. Apart from the presenting complaints, necessary information like the age and gender were noted. Examination of the child was done to assess the condition of child. Brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA) test was performed before discharge of the patient from the hospital. The outcome variable that is SNHL in bacterial meningitis assessed by BERA test was noted in a specifically designed Performa. Results: Out of total of 151 patients, males were 83 (55%) while females 68 (45%). Overall mean age was 11.85+6.12 months. SNHL was found in 26 (17.2%) children. There was no significant effect of age or gender on the frequencies of SNHL. Conclusion: SNHL is a frequently encountered complication in our population of children with bacterial meningitis. SNHL should be carefully sought out and properly diagnosed in all the patients presenting with bacterial meningitis.

Frequency of Sensorineural Hearing Loss among Children with Bacterial Meningitis

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1827-1828
Author(s):  
Faiza Gohar ◽  
Syed Sajid Munir ◽  
Sami Ul Haq
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hearing Assessment

Aim: Frequency of sensorineural hearing loss among children presenting with acute bacterial meningitis. Study design: Pediatric wards of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar with the help of audiology department of Khyber teaching hospital, Peshawar Study design & duration: Descriptive cross sectional study. 5 months from 23/10/2018 to 23/03/2019. Sample size: Sample size was 149 using 44.4% proportions SNHL among children with bacterial meningitis, 95% confidence level and 8% absolute precision using WHO sample size calculations. Methodology: 149 cases i.e. 90 males and 59 females were included with age of 02 to 144 months. All were with diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Lab tests and CSF examination was performed. The assessment of hearing was done before discharge in the form of BERA and PTA. All findings of hearing assessment was entered in Performa. Results: In the study, mean± SD of age was 28± 35.7. Moreover, 60.4% were males and 39.6% were females. 10(6.7%) of the 149 cases have sensorineural hearing loss while 139(93.3%) were having normal on hearing assessment. Conclusion: Sensorineural hearing loss in patients with bacterial meningitis was 6.7%. Keywords: Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis

scholarly journals Clinical Profile and Outcome of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Dhulikhel Hospital of Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srijana Dongol ◽  
Shreema Shrestha ◽  
Narayan Shrestha ◽  
J Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Viral Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Subdural Effusion ◽  
Eosinophilic Meningitis ◽  
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome ◽  
Acute Encephalitis

Introduction: Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is a constellation of clinical signs and or symptoms i.e. acute fever with acute change in mental status. AES may be present as encephalitis, meningoencephalitis or meningitis. It can be associated with severe complication, including impaired consciousness, seizure, limb paresis or death. Materials and Methods: Study consisted of retrospective analysis of hospital records of children up to 16 years of age admitted with diagnosis of AES in the department of Paediatrics Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Teaching Hospital, Dhulikhel Kavre from January 2010 to December 2011. Results: During the two years (January 2010 to December 2011), 47 patients of AES were admitted. Among the admitted cases there were 34 male and 13 female patients. Meningitis cases were 29, encephalitis cases were 14 and 4 meningoencephalitis cases. Among the meningitis cases, viral meningitis accounted for 12, bacterial meningitis accounted for 15 and 1 tubercular meningitis.One was eosinopilic meningitis in which the causative organism was found to be fasciolosis by ELISA. Viral encephalitis was found to be the most common cause of encephalitis. Sensorineural hearing loss was seen in 3 cases, subdural effusion in 1 and hydrocephalus in 1. One patient had intracranial hemorrhage with hemiparesis as a complication of eosinophilic meningitis. Conclusion: Acute encephalitis syndrome is one of the most common causes of PICU admission in Dhulikhel hospital. Bacterial meningitis was common among the acute encephalitis syndrome followed by viral meningitis. One case of eosinophilic meningitis with intracranical hemorrhage and hemiparesis was found. Sensorineural hearing loss was found to be commonest complication. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v32i3.6683 J. Nepal Paediatr. SocVol.32(3) 2012 201-205

Reversible hearing loss following cryptococcal meningitis: case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 130 (7) ◽  
pp. 691-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
W L Neo ◽  
N Durisala ◽  
E C Ho
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Cryptococcal Meningitis ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Labyrinthitis Ossificans

AbstractBackground:Sensorineural hearing loss is a recognised complication of cryptococcal meningitis. The mechanism of hearing loss in patients with cryptococcal meningitis is different from that in bacterial meningitis.Case report:An immune-competent man with cryptococcal meningitis presented with sudden onset, bilateral, severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. He was initially evaluated for cochlear implantation. However, he had a significant recovery; he no longer required surgery and was able to cope without a hearing aid.Conclusion:Typically, cochlear implantation is performed with some urgency in patients with hearing loss post-bacterial meningitis, because of the risk of labyrinthitis ossificans. However, this process has not been described in patients with cryptococcal meningitis. Furthermore, patients with hearing loss associated with cryptococcal meningitis have shown varying degrees of reversibility. In this case report, hearing loss from cryptococcal meningitis is compared with that from bacterial meningitis, and the need for cochlear implantation in patients with cryptococcal meningitis is discussed.

Sensorineural hearing loss after bacterial meningitis in children residing in Nur-Sultan

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-194
Author(s):  
A. Seidullayeva ◽  
◽  
D. Bayesheva ◽  
B. Turdalina ◽  
A. Altynbekova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Otoacoustic Emission ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Viral Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing

Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a widespread health problem characterized by severe clinical manifestations and high incidence of neurological complications. BM remains one of the main causes of disability and mortality among young children all over the world. Hearing loss is one of neurological complications associated with BM. It accounts for up to 60%–90% of all cases of acquired sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Between 2015 and 2018, we performed screening for SNHL among children who had had BM. Seven out of 62 patients examined (11.3%) were found to have SNHL. BM was primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 4) and Neisseria meningitidis (n = 3). Three out of 4 patients had grade 3–4 SNHL. Computed tomography revealed cochlear ossification in two children and cochlear fibrosis in one child (who had successful cochlear implantation later). For the rest of the patients, we recommended hearing aids. We also found that hearing loss usually develops after BM and does not affect patients with viral meningitis (caused by enteroviruses). We recommend that children with BM undergo regular screening for SNHL (every 3 days during treatment) using otoacoustic emission. These patients should be also examined by an audiologist after discharge from hospital and then every three months for a year. Key words: children, cochlear implantation, meningitis, sensorineural hearing loss, acquired deafness

Possible Involvement of Nitric Oxide in the Sensorineural Hearing Loss of Bacterial Meningitis

1997 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzin Robert Amaee ◽  
Spiro D. Comis ◽  
Michael P. Osborne ◽  
Shelley Drew ◽  
Michael J. Tarlow
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Hearing Loss in Children following Bacterial Meningitis in a Tertiary Referral Hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benson Wahome Karanja ◽  
Herbert Ouma Oburra ◽  
Peter Masinde ◽  
Dalton Wamalwa
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Tertiary Referral Hospital ◽  
Hearing Function ◽  
Children With Hearing Loss ◽  
Audiologic Testing

Objective. This study aimed to examine hearing function in children admitted with bacterial meningitis to determine the risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss.Setting. The study was conducted in the audiology unit and paediatric wards of Kenyatta National Hospital.Subjects and Methods. The study involved 83 children between the ages of six months and twelve years admitted with bacterial meningitis. The median age for the children examined was 14. On discharge they underwent hearing testing to evaluate for presence and degree of hearing loss.Results. Thirty six of the 83 children (44.4%) were found to have at least a unilateral mild sensorineural hearing loss during initial audiologic testing. Of the children with hearing loss, 22 (26.5%) had mild or moderate sensorineural hearing loss and 14 (16.9%) had severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss. Significant determinants identified for hearing loss included coma score below eight, seizures, cranial nerve neuropathy, positive CSF culture, and fever above 38.7 degrees Celsius.Conclusions. Sensorineural hearing loss was found to be highly prevalent in children treated for bacterial meningitis. There is need to educate healthcare providers on aggressive management of coma, fever, and seizures due to their poor prognostic value on hearing.

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