cause deafness
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About 5% of infected children get pneumonia and about 1 in every 1,000 will develop brain swelling, which can cause deafness or intellectual disability.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
With more than 100 genes that can cause deafness when mutated, there are other potential targets for gene therapies.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 26, 2024
With many of the other mutations that cause deafness, hair cells die during infancy or even at the fetal stage.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024
"You can often see these blisters in your ear canal when the doctor looks in," which can cause deafness, he added.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2022
Earache is always serious, and since it is usually indicative of trouble which, if left untreated, may cause deafness, it demands thorough treatment from skilled hands.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
