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  • Title: Hearing loss in pediatric meningitis.
    Author: Cooper RF, Bagwell C, Smith TB.
    Journal: Am Fam Physician; 1987 Apr; 35(4):133-8. PubMed ID: 3565215.
    Abstract:
    Bacterial meningitis is the leading cause of acquired sensorineural hearing loss in children. Acquired hearing loss can have a devastating effect on a child's speech, language and eventual intellectual development, especially when the hearing loss occurs before the child learns to talk. If an immediate referral for audiologic testing is not made, valuable time is lost in obtaining hearing aids and habilitative/rehabilitative services for children during the critical period of language development.
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