A Family of Hearing Disorders with Optical Thyroidfunction Disorders

Abstract

We studied six members in two generations of a family. A 27-years-old girl and her 48-years-old sister were affected sensorineural hearing loss, cataract, retinal ditachment and thyroid abnormality. Their hearing loss appeared in childhood and has been deteriorated in adult. Cataract and retinal ditachment were demonstrated at the age of 20-30, and the operation was done. Thyroid abnormality in hypofunction in younger sister and goitor in elder sister. Perclorate test was not done. A brother was affected with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and his probability of retinal ditachment was postulated by ophthalmoscopy. Their father had sensorineural hearing loss. The other members were not diagnosed to have the similar disorder.