Pendred Syndrome
Genetic disorder that causes early hearing loss in children. It also can affect the thyroid gland and sometimes creates problems with balance.
About Pendred Syndrome
Pendred syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes early hearing loss in children. It also can affect the thyroid gland and sometimes creates problems with balance. The syndrome is named after Vaughan Pendred, the physician who first described people with the disorder.
Children who are born with Pendred syndrome may begin to lose their hearing at birth or by the time they are three years old. Usually, their hearing will worsen over time. The loss of hearing often happens suddenly, although some individuals will later regain some hearing. Eventually, some children with Pendred syndrome become totally deaf.
Almost all children with Pendred syndrome have bilateral hearing loss, which means hearing loss in both ears, although one ear may have more hearing loss than the other….Read more about Pendred Syndrome NIH – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders