Role of congenital hypothyroidism in hearing loss in children.
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.
François
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hôpital Robert Debré, Faculty Bichat, University Paris VII, France.
Bonfils
P
P
Leger
J
J
Czernichow
P
P
Narcy
P
P
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
D013974:Thyroxine