Microalbuminuria and Functional Iron Deficiency are Risk Factors for Hearing Loss in Adolescents
Sang‐Yoon Han,
Young Ho Kim
Abstract:ObjectivesRenal impairment and some systemic diseases are associated with hearing loss (HL) in adults. However, studies of these relationship in adolescents are rare. The objective of this study was to determine the association between HL and renal or systemic disease in adolescents.MethodsSubjects were extracted from the 5th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2011 to 2012. We included adolescents aged 10–19 years old with normal tympanic membrane and those who underwent a physical and… Show more
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