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J Am Acad Audiol
DOI: 10.1055/a-2165-0789
Case Report

Full Recovery of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in a Patient with Congenital Hypothyroidism

Jacline G. Phillips
1   Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, United States (Ringgold ID: RIN12279)
2   Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, United States
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Samantha Fabian
1   Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, United States (Ringgold ID: RIN12279)
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Erin W. Adkins
2   Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, United States
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Eleanor P. Kiell
2   Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, United States
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Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most preventable causes of intellectual disability in the world. Screening programs have led to earlier detection of CH, and children with adequate thyroid supplementation can have minor long-term differences in overall neuropsychological testing compared to baseline. However up to one- fourth of children born with CH suffer from hearing loss even with early and adequate thyroid hormone supplementation. We report a rare case of a patient with hearing loss attributed to congenital hypothyroidism who had complete recovery of hearing after early thyroid hormone replacement.



Publication History

Received: 03 September 2022

Accepted: 25 August 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
01 September 2023

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