2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/19/2024 | 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM | Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) - The Most Common Cause of Non-Genetic Hearing Loss | Mineral Hall B/C
Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) - The Most Common Cause of Non-Genetic Hearing Loss
Most people, particularly women of child-bearing age, have never heard of the most common prenatal infection, cytomegalovirus (CMV). For adults and children, acquired CMV infections are common and typically have mild symptoms. Most will probably have it at least once without even knowing it. When a fetus is exposed in utero the infection can cause lifelong disabilities affecting vision, neurological development, physical development, microcephaly and even miscarriage, however the most common is deafness or progressive loss of hearing during childhood. Approximately 1 in 200 babies are born with congenital CMV (cCMV), though not all will develop symptoms. Screening for cCMV is becoming a focus area for many states and individual medical systems.
This presentation will review the basics of congenital CMV, transmission, prevention, impact on hearing and development, screening methods, and current legislative efforts.
- 1. Participants will be able to describe the potential impact of cCMV on a fetus and child, particularly as it relates to hearing status
- 2. Participants will be able to discuss why universal screening for cCMV is preferable to targeted screening
- 3. Participants will be able to summarize legislative efforts regarding cCMV screening in the United States
Presentation:
3478265_16195RuthMarin.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3478265_16195RuthMarin.docx
Presenters/Authors
Ruth Marin
(Primary Presenter,Co-Author), AHC White Oak Medical Center, ruthsmarinphd@gmail.com;
Ruth Marin, PhD, has been an audiologist in the Washington DC area for more than 35 years. She developed and manages a NBHS program in Silver Spring, MD, and started the first targeted CMV screening program in Maryland.
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Carolyn Horton
(Author,Co-Author), chorton@adventisthealthcare.com;
Carolyn Horton, AuD has been an audiologist for more than 35 years. She has been the audiology supervisor at Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, MD, since 2014 and coordinates the newborn hearing screening program for the Level 3 NICU and well-baby nurseries. She is a member of the MidAtlantic CMV Consortium, a grass roots committee advocating for universal newborn CMV screening in Maryland.
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Carolyn Jenks
(Author,Co-Author), cjenks@jhmi.edu;
Dr. Carolyn Jenks is a pediatric otolaryngologist and assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. She also serves as an associate program director for the residency program. Dr. Jenks earned her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her residency training at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at the Northwestern University - Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Her clinical and research interests include pediatric hearing loss, cochlear implantation, and vestibular disorders.
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