B2533 - The association between obesity and sensorineural hearing loss in a paediatric population

B number: 
B2533
Principal applicant name: 
Shahrad Taheri | Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) (Qatar)
Co-applicants: 
Dr Teresa Arora, Mrs Nisha Dhanda, Mr Omar Omar
Title of project: 
The association between obesity and sensorineural hearing loss in a paediatric population
Proposal summary: 

This project will investigate the potential prospective association between overweight/obesity status and hearing impairment and speech/language in a paediatric cohort

Date proposal received: 
Monday, 14 September, 2015
Date proposal approved: 
Thursday, 8 October, 2015
Keywords: 
Clinical research/clinical practice, Obesity, Sensorineural hearing loss, Statistical methods, BMI, Communication (including non-verbal), ENT - hearing, Metabolic - metabolism, Nutrition - breast feeding, diet, Speech and language, Statistical methods, Hearing, hearing loss, deafness, central adiposity, waist circumference, obesity, overweight.