Case Report Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 1994

Sudden deafness accompanied by asymptomatic mumps

Okamoto M, Shitara T, Nakayama M, Takamiya H, Nishiyama K, Ono Y, et al. — Acta Otolaryngol Suppl, 1994

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated whether mumps infection without typical symptoms could be a cause of sudden hearing loss by testing serum mumps antibody levels in 131 patients experiencing sudden deafness.

What They Found

Out of 130 sudden deafness patients tested, 9 (6.9%) showed positive IgM antibodies, strongly suggesting a recent mumps infection. This finding indicates a close relationship between mumps infections that don't show typical symptoms and the onset of sudden hearing loss.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This study's findings are preliminary, as it identified a correlation based on antibody levels and did not provide definitive diagnoses or explore treatment outcomes for mumps-related deafness.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Sudden Hearing Loss
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	8073884
Year Published	1994
Journal	Acta Otolaryngol Suppl
MeSH Terms	Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Antibodies, Viral; Child; Female; Hearing Loss, Sudden; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Male; Middle Aged; Mumps; Mumps virus; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; Steroids; Tinnitus; Vasodilator Agents; Vertigo

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