NEW YORK, June 17 (UPI) -- Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, across all frequencies, U.S. researchers say.
Lead author Dr. Anil K. Lalwani, a professor and vice chair for research of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center in New York, said obesity in adolescents was associated with sensorineural hearing loss across all frequencies, or the frequency range that can be heard by humans.