title: Role of congenital hypothyroidism in hearing loss in children.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hôpital Robert Debré, Faculty Bichat, University Paris VII, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfils
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Czernichow
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Narcy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013974:Thyroxine