A wider role for congenital cytomegalovirus infection in sensorineural hearing loss

Abstract

The results suggest that congenital CMV infection has a more relevant role in the etiology of SNHL than previously reported. The data obtained in both groups suggest that 20 to 30% of all deafness cases are caused by CMV. The percent of congenital CMV cases alone appears to account for all the cases previously attributed to all congenital infections. More than 40% of deafness cases with an unknown cause, needing rehabilitation, are caused by congenital CMV.