diseases that cause deafness
Deafness Caused by Disease. There are varying reasons a person may be diagnosed with deafness. Some people are born deaf while others obtain hearing loss due to affliction with disease. Many members of the deaf community had hearing at one point, only to lose it later in life. Some of the most prevalent diseases known to cause deafness include meningitis, MÃ©niÃ¨re's Disease, Alport Syndrome, rubella, and mumps. There are two main causes of deafness, these are congenital and acquired. Congenital hearing loss is present at birth while acquired hearing loss occurs after birth.