Virus Present at Birth Causes More Than 10 Percent of Hearing-Loss Cases in Kids

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common non-inherited cause of hearing loss in children. Newborn hearing screenings and following-up on a child's hearing until age 6 are necessary steps to detect delayed onset or progressive hearing loss from CMV.

Virus Present at Birth Causes More Than 10 Percent of Hearing-Loss Cases in Kids