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

Masako Katsushika; Akinori Kashio; Erika Ogata; Yusuke Akamatsu; Yujirou Hoshi; Shinichi Iwasaki; Tatsuya Yamasoba

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.08.027

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

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Nov:114:76-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.08.027. Epub 2018 Aug 27.

Authors

Masako Katsushika¹, Akinori Kashio², Erika Ogata³, Yusuke Akamatsu⁴, Yujirou Hoshi⁵, Shinichi Iwasaki⁶, Tatsuya Yamasoba⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. Electronic address: yuu-ykh@umin.ac.jp.
² Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. Electronic address: kashioa-tky@umin.ac.jp.
³ Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. Electronic address: ogatae-tky@umin.ac.jp.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. Electronic address: aka-tky@umin.ac.jp.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. Electronic address: hoshi-tky@umin.ac.jp.
⁶ Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. Electronic address: iwashin-tky@umin.ac.jp.
⁷ Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. Electronic address: tyamasaba-tky@umin.ac.jp.

PMID: 30262371
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.08.027

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.

Keywords: Cochlear implantation; Deafness; Mumps; Vestibular.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Cochlear Implants*
Deafness / surgery*
Deafness / virology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mumps / complications*
Speech Perception
Time-to-Treatment
Vestibular Diseases / etiology