Okamoto M, Shitara T, Nakayama M, Takamiya H, Nishiyama K, Ono Y, Sano H
Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl. 1994;514:45-8. doi: 10.3109/00016489409127557.
In this study we investigated asymptomatic mumps as a possible cause of sudden deafness. We studied 131 sudden deafness patients by measuring their serum mumps antibody values. Positive IgM antibody results, which strongly suggest recent mumps infection, were revealed in 9 of the 130 patients tested (6.9%). Asymptomatic mumps infections are apparently closely related to sudden deafness. Further studies will provide more definite diagnoses of mumps deafness and might be applicable to the treatment of such hearing loss.
在本研究中，我们调查了无症状腮腺炎作为突发性耳聋可能病因的情况。我们通过测量131例突发性耳聋患者的血清腮腺炎抗体值对其进行了研究。在130例接受检测的患者中，有9例（6.9%）的IgM抗体结果呈阳性，这强烈提示近期感染了腮腺炎。无症状腮腺炎感染显然与突发性耳聋密切相关。进一步的研究将为腮腺炎致聋提供更明确的诊断，并且可能适用于此类听力损失的治疗。
