Early evaluation and intervention critical for vaccinated children with hearing loss from meningitis

Monday, October 18, 2010 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

Despite widespread use of pneumococcal vaccination, some children still develop deafness following pneumococcal meningitis, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. Based on a small case series, early evaluation and simultaneous cochlear implantation in both ears may be a successful treatment strategy.

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