In a message dated 5/13/2003 12:01:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> From: "Stubblefield, Laurie" <[log in to unmask]>
> She is hypothyroid, taking .1 mg daily ("yellow" Synthroid).
> information on the effects, if any, of hypothyroidism on Auditory
> Processing
> skills.
>
Normal pediatric dosage age 6-12 per <A HREF="http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/levothy_ids.htm#T1">
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/levothy_ids.htm#T1</A> is 4-5 mcg per kilogram
of body weight. A kilogram is .45 pounds, so 100 pound child is 45 Kg times
the low scale of 4 would be 180 mcg and on the high side normal dose would be
225 mcg. This is per the medication literature.
First, not all people do well on Synthroid. Some need Armour. Second,
synthroid dosage is usually stated in mcg not mg. Your .1 mg would then be
100 micrograms, which would be about right if she weighed 50 60 pounds.
Still, if she has symptoms it might not be enough. During puberty, the
thyroid kicks out extra hormone, so that's probably a really bad time to be
low on the ability to produce it.
Also linked to hypothyroidism is dysarthria, another word for speech problems.
A couple of German researchers say this is a primary sign of hypo, and
having been in a brain fog where it seemed my brain and tongue weren't
connected it's easy to believe.
Thyroid is well known for causing nerve problems, which is what auditory
processing disorder is, so not at all a surprise a developing child with
hypothyroidism would have it, particularly if untreated, inadequately
treated, or treated with a medication that doesn't work well for them.
Synthroid works for some, it didn't help me at all.
For more info on Auditory Processing Disorder from the main page, pick
advanced search, you can opt to type in a subject or not, but type in
[log in to unmask] under author, and you'll get a bit more from someone who had a
child with the problem.
Here's a link to one of the good discussions she had.
"http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind0108C&L=thyroid&P=R2225"
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