ArticleEar and hearing2011
Prospective study of alcohol use and hearing loss in men.
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- Hazardous Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Hearing Impairment in Adults Based on the Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey: A Retrospective Study.Journal of audiology & otology · 2019Article
- Gender Differences in the Association between Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Hearing Threshold Shifts.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Genetic variation in APE1 gene promoter is associated with noise-induced hearing loss in a Chinese population.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2016Article
- Prospective study of alcohol consumption and self-reported hearing loss in women.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2015Article
- Cigarette smoking, passive smoking, alcohol consumption, and hearing loss.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2014Article
- A functional Ser326Cys polymorphism in hOGG1 is associated with noise-induced hearing loss in a Chinese population.PloS one · 2014Article
- Birth Weight and Adult-Onset Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingArticle
- Personality and Hearing Acuity: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.Psychosomatic medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveHearing loss is a common and disabling sensory disorder, yet prospective data on potentially modifiable risk factors are limited. Previous studies suggest that alcohol consumption may influence the development of hearing loss, yet results have been inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to prospectively examine the relation between alcohol use and hearing loss in men.
designWe examined prospectively the independent association between alcohol intake and self-reported professionally diagnosed hearing loss in 26,809 men aged 40 to 74 yrs at baseline in 1986. Study participants completed detailed questionnaires at baseline and every 2 yrs thereafter. Incident cases of hearing loss were defined as those professionally diagnosed after 1986. Cox proportional hazards multivariate regression was used to adjust for potential confounding factors.
resultsDuring 386,081 person-years of follow-up, 3447 incident cases of hearing loss were reported. Overall, there was no association between level of alcohol intake and risk of hearing loss. Compared with those who did not consume alcohol, the multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) were 1.00 (0.89 to 1.12) for those who consumed 5.0 to 9.9 g/day, 1.08 (0.96 to 1.21) for 10.0 to 14.9 g/day, and 0.98 (0.85 to 1.13) for 30.0 to 49.9 g/day. The results did not differ by age group or folate intake. Among those with lower intake of vitamin B12, however, higher consumption of alcohol, specifically liquor, was associated with an increased risk of hearing loss.
conclusionsOur data suggest that low or moderate alcohol consumption does not influence the risk of hearing loss in older men. A possible relation between vitamin B12 intake, alcohol consumption, and hearing loss merits further investigation.
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