Role of congenital hypothyroidism in hearing loss in children

J Pediatr. 1994 Mar;124(3):444-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(94)70373-6.

Abstract

No significant difference was found for the auditory thresholds at conversational and high frequencies between 42 children with congenital hypothyroidism treated with L-thyroxine and an age-matched control group, regardless of the cause of the thyroid failure or hormone level and the age at the start of treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Auditory Threshold
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism*
  • Female
  • Hearing Disorders / diagnosis
  • Hearing Disorders / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypothyroidism / complications
  • Hypothyroidism / drug therapy
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Thyroxine / blood
  • Thyroxine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Thyroxine