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What is Cytomegalovirus (CMV)? Cytomegalovirus is a virus that women may get during pregnancy that can cause serious health problems for their unborn babies, including hearing loss.  Congenital CMV (cCMV) is passed to the baby during pregnancy.  Health problems may or may not be apparent at birth.  The most common consequence of cCMV is hearing […]

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This information is also on the main web site under the advocacy tab. For more information: See eclectablog: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell Champions Medicare Coverage for Hearings at   http://www.eclectablog.com/2015/07/congresswoman-debbie-dingell-champions-medicare-coverage-for-hearing-aids.html Be sure to read this document as well:  The Case for Expanding Medicare Hearing Loss: The Economic, Social and Medical Factors Impacting Healthy Aging.  http://www.ncpssmfoundation.org/Portals/0/case-for-expanding-medicare.pdf.