ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: This study assessed the relation between the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and sensorineural hearing loss in children with obesity. Children with MetS were shown to have subclinical hearing loss compared to those without MetS.Comment: Associations between obesity and hearing loss have been reported in several adult studies.1 However, similar studies in adolescents have yielded conflicting results. The present study aimed to address ...