Progress in Research on Infantile Sensorineural Hearing Loss Caused by Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

Congenital cytomegalovirus(CMV)infection is an important cause for infantile sensorineural hearing loss,meanwhile,the latter is also the most common sequel of the former.The symptoms of hearing loss may occur in both neonatal period and in a certain period after birth(at age of one year in general).The hearing of patients may be improved by antiviral therapy within the range of safety.The progress in research on infantile sensorineural hearing loss caused by congenital CMV infection is reviewed in this paper.