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U.S. government warns of complications.(Brief Article)
2002 AUG 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At least 13 people with cochlear implants to restore their hearing have come down with meningitis, including two preschoolers who died, the U.S. government said July 25, 2002, warning that the implants might allow an infection to fester deep in the ear.
In addition to the U.S. illnesses, health authorities are investigating at least another dozen meningitis cases and seven deaths among cochlear implant recipients in other countries.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) so far has found no evidence that the implants are contaminated, stressed medical device chief Dr. David Feigal.
Any material implanted in the body, from heart valves to artificial joints, can allow infections to fester that the body otherwise could clear, he explained.
Some deaf patients have inner-ear abnormalities that predispose them to meningitis by letting bacteria build up near the brain even without a cochlear implant.
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