General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Measles is back: A mother's story, from today's LA Times: [View all]cureautismnow
(1,680 posts)"The findings
The study found 44 cases of hearing loss following measles- and/or mumps-containing vaccine in the VAERS database. This number included cases from other countries and some from before 1990. Hearing loss was bilateral (in both ears) in 21 cases, unilateral (in one ear) in 18 cases, and unknown in 5 cases. The age range was from 11 months to 52 years. The onset of hearing loss ranged from 2 to 89 days following vaccination, peaking on day 10. Of the 32 cases where the information was available, 20 cases were reported after the first dose and 12 after the second dose of vaccine.
Between 1990 and 2003, there were 28 cases in the United States; dividing that number by the doses of vaccine estimated to have been used168-224 million dosesresults in a possible rate of one case per 6-8 million doses.
From the published reports they found an additional 15 cases from 1972 to 1998.
The relevance/bottom line
Hearing loss could be a rare complication of measles and/or mumps immunization."
http://www.immunizationinfo.org/science/measles-mumps-vaccination-and-hearing-loss