Otitis Media and Obesity—An Unusual Relationship in Children
| Autor: | Adriana Mocanu, Anca-Viorica Ivanov, Ingrith Miron, Violeta Ștreangă, Cristina Gavrilovici, Mirabela-Smaranda Alecsa, Elena-Lia Spoială |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty obesity Leadership and Management Hearing loss Ear infection lcsh:Medicine Health Informatics Review Overweight 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management children Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 030223 otorhinolaryngology business.industry Health Policy Incidence (epidemiology) Public health lcsh:R otitis media medicine.disease Obesity Low birth weight Otitis medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 458, p 458 (2021) Healthcare |
| ISSN: | 2227-9032 |
| Popis: | Otitis media (OM) represents a public health matter, being the main cause of preventable hearing loss in pediatric patients. Besides well-established risk factors for developing OM, such as craniofacial abnormalities, prematurity, low birth weight, or tobacco exposure, there is evidence that obesity could be associated with a high incidence of OM. Our aim is to perform a literature review on the state of current published research on the relationship between OM and obesity and to discuss the interconnectivity between these two entities. We conducted an electronic search in PubMed and EMBASE databases. Out of 176 references, 15 articles were included in our study. Our findings suggest that obesity and overweight might be risk factors for developing OM, and vice versa. The main mechanisms for developing OM in obese patients include alteration in cytokine profile, increased gastroesophageal reflux, and/or fat accumulation. Conversely, ear infections exposure might increase the risk of obesity, mostly by taste changes through middle ear cavity inflammation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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