Recovery of auditory function following meningitic deafness.
Two cases are presented that document improvement in hearing following Hemophilus influenzae meningitis. In both cases vestibular function was permanently lost. The possible anatomical and physiological sites of involvement are discussed. The two cases stress the importance of regularly scheduled audiometric reevaluations in cases of postmeningitic deafness.
D001299:Audiometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000150:complications*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous