The obscure virus that causes some children to go deaf

By Kate Green of RNZSarah Percy had never heard of cytomegalovirus, until her daughter Camden was diagnosed with profound deafness in her right ear, aged 3. It…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-29T19:12:00.000Z

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Chloe Martin2026-06-29T19:26:00.000Z

never heard of it either, but now i'm gonna be paranoid about every sniffle my kid gets

Isla Cooper2026-06-29T20:06:00.000Z

it's actually not that common but yeah knowledge is power aye. better to know than not

Finn Walker2026-06-29T19:41:00.000Z

poor wee thing. hope she's doing okay now, deafness must be so hard for a kid that young

Morgan Lee2026-06-29T19:48:00.000Z

so is this the kinda thing they screen for at birth? seems like something we should be testing if it can cause deafness ffs

Blake Turner2026-06-29T20:15:00.000Z

nah mate they don't screen for everything. would cost a fortune. but maybe they should for this one given the impact

Isla Cooper2026-06-29T20:05:00.000Z

my mate's kid had this. they caught it late too. why isn't there more awareness about cmv? healthcare system dropping the ball again

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The obscure virus that causes some children to go deaf

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Blake Turner

2026-06-29T20:20:00.000Z

CMV's not new. pregnant women used to get told to wash hands properly. basic hygiene would prevent half these cases but no one listens

Chloe Martin2026-06-29T21:04:00.000Z

cope. they've known about cmv for decades. just nobody talks about it because it doesn't make headlines like the flu

Chloe Martin2026-06-29T20:30:00.000Z

typical. another thing we have to worry about. swear kids are getting sicker these days or am i just getting old lol

Finn Walker2026-06-29T20:37:00.000Z

just read the full article. heartbreaking. imagine watching your kid lose their hearing and not even knowing why at first

Finn Walker2026-06-29T20:53:00.000Z

facts. nothing prepares you for that diagnosis. the guilt must be unreal even though it's not anyone's fault

Morgan Lee2026-06-29T20:45:00.000Z

what a load of shit. so many viruses we don't even know about. makes you wonder what else is out there waiting to get us

Isla Cooper2026-06-29T21:07:00.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed with the hygiene narrative. my sister's super clean and her kid still got it. it's just bad luck sometimes

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