Is hearing loss associated with getting the mumps?

Fortunately, mumps-related hearing loss is rare. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), less than 1 percent of all individuals infected with mumps experience deafness. Your best defense against the disease is immunization. read more

Besides hearing loss, the mumps can cause inflammation and swelling in other parts of the body including the testicles, pancreas, ovaries and breasts, brain (encephalitis), and membranes and fluid around the brain and spinal cord (meningitis). read more

Mumps and Sudden Hearing Loss can sometimes be recovered if you are sent to an ENT doctor in a short time. The earlier the better. The difference between Mumps and sudden deafness is that mumps lasts a long time, is unilateral and causes a severe hearing loss. The Mumps, measles, viruses and tumors can also cause hearing loss. Here are a few more: i. read more

Mumps-induced pancreatitis is a temporary condition. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The mumps virus also leads to permanent hearing loss in about 5 out of every 10,000 cases. The virus damages the cochlea, one of the structures in your inner ear that facilitates hearing. read more