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Evaluation of Hearing in Children with Metabolic Syndrome

Korhan Kılıç1, Muhammed Sedat Sakat1, Atilla Çayır2

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Atatürk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.

Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
|October 16, 2018
PubMed

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Children with metabolic syndrome show increased hearing thresholds at low frequencies. Early hearing examinations are crucial for identifying potential hearing loss in pediatric metabolic syndrome cases.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Audiology
  • Metabolic Disorders

Background:

  • Metabolic syndrome prevalence is rising in children and adults.
  • Metabolic syndrome encompasses obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes.
  • It can impact multiple bodily systems, including potentially hearing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of metabolic syndrome on hearing function in children.
  • To compare hearing thresholds in children with and without metabolic syndrome.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, controlled study involving 38 obese children with metabolic syndrome and 34 healthy controls.
  • Evaluated anthropometric and biochemical parameters.
  • Conducted pure-tone audiometry, tympanometry, and transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) tests.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in age or gender between groups.
  • Overall mean hearing levels were similar.
  • Children with metabolic syndrome exhibited significantly elevated hearing thresholds at low frequencies.
  • TEOAE results showed no significant variations between groups.

Conclusions:

  • Metabolic syndrome in children is associated with subclinical hearing impairments at low frequencies.
  • Early and detailed hearing assessments are vital for children diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
  • This study is the first to explore metabolic syndrome's effect on hearing in this pediatric age group.
Abstract

Keywords:
Childhoodaudiometryhearingmetabolic syndrome

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