Sudden sensorineural deafness is often also called sudden deafness or sudden sensorineural hearing loss, which is a type of sensorineural hearing loss. on one or second ear Which taking place in fast in period 72 O'clock in the form of decline hearing more from
30 dB at least at 3 frequencies in sequence with audiometric examination. 1
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is found in 5-20 per 100,000 people in the United States, with an increase of about 4000 cases per year. Most causes of sudden sensorineural hearing loss are idiopathic (90%) and other causes are neoplastic, infectious, autoimmune, neurologic, and ototoxic. Bacterial meningitis acute is one of the most common etiologies Lost of deaf sensorineural sudden on person mature with The most common causative germ is Streptococcus pneumoniae . Other causative bacteria are Streptococcus suis which are at higher risk of infecting individuals who often consume raw processed foods or raw meat cutters who do not use personal protective equipment while working, making them susceptible to contamination with infections by S.suis has been widely reported throughout the world, especially in the Asian continent, such as: China, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. In recent years, Indonesia has contributed meningitis suis case, especially in Island Bali. Island Bali Which
dominated by Hindu residents, they have a passion for eating meat pig in various processed cuisine, not except Red lawar is a mixture of vegetables and raw pig blood. Traditional cooking menu lawar red has known since legacy culinary sect Bairawa who successfully influenced the Hindu Shiva Sidhanta ideology in Bali. 17
although thus, case meningitis due to consumption lawar New red spots have been widely reported in recent years. Based on patient medical records at the ENT - KL Polyclinic, Prof. Ngoerah General Hospital In the period 2014-2017, it was found that 71 cases of meningitis were treated and 44 cases were found to contain S.suis as the bacteria that causes meningitis.
Hearing loss in meningitis is thought to occur due to direct damage to the auditory nerve. However, other studies suggest that it is due to inflammation of the cochlea causing fibrosis and ossification cochlea. As many as 50 % sufferer deaf sensorineural suddenly experience decline hearing with degree of deafness moderate to severe and permanent. The recovery rate in patients who do not receive early treatment is 28% – 65% Therefore, it is important to recognize and detect this disorder early in order to support the recovery of hearing function and improve the patient's quality of life. 4,5