Audiovestibular Consequences of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Greater Vulnerability of the Vestibular Part of the Inner Ear

Abstract

In our study, we demonstrated that although both cochlear and vestibular parts of the inner ear can be impaired by congenital cytomegalovirus infection, the vestibular part seems more often impaired compared with the cochlear part. This underlines the importance of vestibular evaluation in the follow-up of cytomegalovirus-infected children associated with hearing assessment.