Despite major improvements in prognosis, hearing loss remains a significant problem, particularly in patients with severe CH. Parents and primary care providers should be aware of this risk, because early diagnosis and intervention could improve the long-term prognosis in these patients.
There is no evidence that fecundity is generally lower in young adults treated early than in the general population. However, fecundity was lower in women suffering from the most severe form of the disease.
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