The role of dyslipidemia in sensorineural hearing loss in children.
OBJECTIVE
The relationship between dyslipidemia and hearing is controversial; especially in children, the available evidences are scarce. This study is designed to determine whether dyslipidemia is associated with sensorineural hearing loss in a group of 5-18-year-old children and adolescents.


METHODS
Through an analytic cross-sectional study, records of all 5-18-year-old children who attended the pediatric endocrinology clinic of Loghman Hospital in Tehran, Iran, between April 2007 and April 2009 were reviewed. Records with a lipid profile were determined. Lipid profiles were repeated for eligible cases; they were enrolled if the results were the same as before (normal or dyslipidemic). Hearing loss, speech discrimination scores and lipid profiles were analyzed.


RESULTS
When controlled for age and sex, no association between dyslipidemia and sensorineural hearing loss were found. There was also no statistically significant relationship between dyslipidemia and sensorineural hearing loss in different age groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Dyslipidemia seems to have no association with sensorineural hearing loss in 5-18 years old children according to this study.
Anbari
Saghar
S
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University, M.C., Parvaneh St., Yaman St., Velenjak, Tehran, Iran.
Isazadeh
Davud
D
Safavi
Abas
A
Alaie
Mohammadreza
M
Azizi
Fereidoun
F
D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides