Outcomes of cochlear implantations for mumps deafness: A report of four pediatric cases

Publication date: Available online 27 August 2018

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Author(s): Masako Katsushika, Akinori Kashio, Erika Ogata, Yusuke Akamatsu, Yujirou Hoshi, Shinichi Iwasaki, Tatsuya Yamasoba

Abstract

Mumps virus occasionally causes bilateral hearing loss. We report 4 cases of bilateral mumps deafness in whom cochlear implantations (CI) were performed. The age at the onset of hearing loss was 1–9 years. CI surgery was performed within 6 months from the onset of hearing loss in 3 cases and after 9 years in the other case, showing good speech perception in the early intervention cases and a poor outcome after later implantation. Early CI surgery is highly recommended in sudden onset deafness by mumps in childhood.

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