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Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) occurs in 1:4000 live births. Neurological disturbances like speech delay, motor delay and lower IQ were reported in children with CH. Evidence from animal experiments indicate that CH is associated with high frequency of deafness. Morphological changes of the external and internal cholera hairs were reported in mutagenic mice with CH. Anatomical changes of the internal ear and low hearing threshold were reported in mice bearing Dual oxidase 2 (Duox2) gene mutations, which is responsible of oxidation of iodide. Knockout of Pax8 gene in mice resulted in both agenesis of thyroid gland and deafness. Early L-thyroxin therapy prevented the development of deafness in those mice. The expression of thyroid receptor α (TRα) in the external and internal cholera hairs in mice indicates that the thyroid hormones have an important role in the development of the internal ear.

The etiology of deafness in human is both genetic and environmental. The prevalence of deafness in live births is 1:1000 and among them 60% is genetic. Connexin 26 gene mutations are the most common cause of inherited deafness and account for about 40% of the genetic cases. In two conditions in human the coexistence of hypothyroidism and deafness were reported; Pendred syndrome and thyroid hormone resistance syndrome.

The prevalence of hearing loss in human with CH was explored in only few studies and the results are contrary.

The aim of the current study is to study the prevalence of hearing loss among children with CH and to compare the clinical, biochemical and genetic characteristics between subjects with hearing loss to those without hearing loss.


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Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective


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NCT number NCT01223638
Study type Observational
Source HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Contact
Status Withdrawn
Phase N/A
Start date September 2010
Completion date June 2015

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