Assessment of cochlear damage after pneumococcal meningitis using otoacoustic emissions.
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.
Daya
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Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
Amedofu
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Woodrow
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Agranoff
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Brobby
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Agbenyega
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Krishna
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D002648:Child; D015834:Cochlear Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods