Man suddenly went deaf after eating his favorite food with friends, experts warn!

It is not uncommon for patients to be able to regain their health but lose their hearing permanently after eating foods related to blood pudding. However, it seems that people's vigilance is still very low.

With some friends eating his favorite food, the 50-year-old man was infected with swine streptococcus, was hospitalized in a state of slow exposure, headache, vomiting, sudden hearing loss, complete deafness after the meal. pig blood soup.

The patient entered the Department of Gastrointestinal Diseases, 108 Central Military Hospital (Hanoi), in a state of slow exposure, nausea, vomiting, and complete deafness. According to the patient's family, before the appearance of the above symptoms, he was completely healthy. A favorite dish of the patient is blood pudding, pork heart.

Taking the history, the patient said he was a builder, 2 days ago he ate pig intestines with blood soup. The doctor's suspicions that the patient may have been infected with swine streptococcus were further reinforced by the above information from the patient's family.

Immediately, the patient had a cerebrospinal fluid puncture and blood drawn for testing. The results showed that the patient was positive for swine streptococcus both in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. After examining, doctors diagnosed the patient with meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis (swine streptococcus) complication of deafness in both ears.

During the follow-up and treatment period, fortunately, when making the antibiotic chart, the patient was sensitive to antibiotics, so he responded well to the treatment regimen. Thanks to that, after active treatment, the patient is now out of danger, no longer life-threatening, but the patient's hearing ability cannot be restored.

According to the doctor, meningitis caused by swine streptococcus is an emerging disease, especially in the summer. Streptococcal disease transmitted from sick pigs to humans includes 3 types: bacteria entering the bloodstream, meningitis, or a combination of both. Depending on the form of the disease, the disease progression is severe or mild, with some cases being severe from the beginning. The disease does not become an epidemic, only scattered all year round, there are months without any cases. However, people should not be subjective because the disease may not be curable if treated late.

The disease often has symptoms such as high fever with chills; headache; nausea and vomiting; muscle fatigue... In addition, meningeal signs: Muscle spasm (especially in the nape of the neck), disturbances in consciousness (delirium, lethargy), irritability, even coma, tremors in the extremities as well. mentioned by physicians.

Patients may develop skin rashes: petechiae, purpura, gangrene of fingers and toes.

Dr. Nguyen Dang Manh, Director of the Institute of Infectious Diseases, 108 Central Military Hospital, said that Streptococcus suis (swine streptococcus) can be transmitted from pigs to humans, can be found in cattle, Dogs, cats, birds... This is a disease that leaves serious sequelae, even will not pass.

Some symptoms of meningitis include high fever with chills, headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, muscle aches. In addition, patients may have muscle spasms (especially neck stiffness), consciousness disorders (delirium, lethargy), agitation, even coma, tremors of extremities. Typically hearing loss or skin rashes such as petechiae, purpura, etc. At the same time, gangrene of fingers and toes is possible.

To proactively prevent disease, experts recommend people to ensure food safety and hygiene. Do not eat blood pudding, pig's organs, and pork products that have not been cooked (heart, heart, liver, kidney blanched, rare meat, spring rolls, spring rolls...); Do not use pork with unusual red color, bleeding or edema; Practice good personal hygiene, use gloves and other necessary protective equipment when handling pigs, handling pork, frequently washing hands with soap.

Besides, people do not buy, sell, transport or slaughter sick and dead pigs. Destroy sick and dead pigs according to regulations; When there are signs of suspected disease such as sudden high fever, hearing loss, appearance of hemorrhagic necrotic plaques under the skin, diarrhea, stiff neck, difficulty breathing and a history of raising and slaughtering pigs. sick, dead or unsanitary pig products need to immediately go to a health facility for timely examination and treatment.