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Rehabilitation and outcome of severe profound deafness in a group of 16 infants affected by congenital cytomegalovirus infection

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Auteur(s)
  • Andrea Ciorba 1
  • Roberto Bovo 1
  • Patrizia Trevisi 1
  • Chiara Bianchini 1
  • Rosa Arboretti 2
  • Alessandro Martini 3
Affiliation(s)
  • Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
  • Mathematics Department, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
  • Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100, Ferrara, Italy
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Anglais
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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Éditeur
Springer [journals]
Année de publication
2009
Type de publication
Journal
Type de document
Research-article
Résumé

The aim of the study was to characterize the audiological consequences of congenital cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) and to evaluate the outcome of rehabilitation with hearing aids and/or cochlear implant (CI), associated with an adequate speech–language therapy. A retrospective review of data was made from a total of 16 infants, affected by severe to profound hearing loss from congenital CMV infection, referred to a tertiary audiological center for rehabilitation. Audiological evaluation was performed using behavioral audiometry, auditory brainstem responses (ABR) and/or electrocochleography (ECochG). Of the 16 children (median age at diagnosis of hearing loss: 21.33 ± 0.7 months) with CMV hearing loss, 14 were affected by profound bilateral hearing loss and received a CI, while 2 were affected by bilateral severe hearing loss and received hearing aids. Cochlear implants can provide useful speech comprehension to patients with CMV-related deafness, even if language development is lower when compared to a group of Connexin (Cx) 26+ cochlear-implanted children (eight subjects), matched for age. Congenital CMV infection still represents a serious clinical condition, as well as an important cause of hearing loss in children. More studies have claimed to identify the pathophysiological mechanisms of damage and thus to ensure a better therapeutic approach. Nonetheless, in cases of CMV-deafened babies, the overall outcome of cochlear implantation is good.

Mots-clés d'auteur
  • Congenital CMV infection
  • Sensorineural hearing loss
  • Cochlear implants
  • CI outcome
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