2023-04-28 17:03:38
Is having ear, nose or throat problems as a child a warning sign of later autistic disorders? This is, in essence, what a study published in the journal BMJ Open this Monday. It shows that the manifestation of ENT disorders during early childhood could be associated with a risk of onset of autism later, according to the authors. The latter relied on data from a study conducted in the 1990s with 14,000 children from birth to four years old.*
In more detail, the first signs of ENT disorders, such as breathing through the mouth, snoring, itchy ears, discharge from the ears or even poor hearing during a cold were found to be often associated with each of the four traits of autism, and a diagnosis of autism, underline this work whose site Why Doctor echoed this week.
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