Iron deficiency anemia and hearing loss

We read with great interest the article published in your prestigious journal entitled: “Protein energy malnutrition associates with different types of hearing impairments in toddlers: Anemia increases cochlear dysfunction” by Kamel TB et al. [1]. The authors describe their experience on the early detection of hearing impairment in toddlers with protein energy malnutrition (PEM) a nd neuro-cognitive effect of PEM in relation to hemoglobin blood level.
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research