Hearing loss mediates executive function impairment in sleep disordered breathing

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is often co-morbid with conductive hearing loss in early childhood, due to a shared aetiology of adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Hearing loss is independently associated with impairment of executive function and behavioural difficulties. We hypothesised that these impairments in children with SDB may be mediated via hearing loss.

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