Objective We aimed to investigate the potential environmental risk factors, protective factors,
and biomarkers of hearing loss (HL), and establish a hierarchy of evidence. Data Sources …

Hearing impairment (HI) has become a major public health issue in China. Currently, due to
the limitations of primary health care, the gold standard for HI diagnosis (pure-tone hearing …

Objective The goal of the present study was to estimate the risk of hearing impairment in
patients with COPD using huge nationwide population. Methods A retrospective case …

Background Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of hearing loss (HL).
Dietary intake is a modifiable factor that could influence the oxidant and antioxidant capacity …

Introduction: The most common hearing losses in the population are associated with genetic
conditions, use of ototoxic substances or medications, infectious diseases, metabolic …

Background and Objectives: Hearing loss after septicemia has been found in mice; the long-
term risk increased 50-fold in young adults in a previous study. Hearing loss after septicemia …

We aimed to investigate the association between hearing loss and all-cause and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, and whether the relationship could be modified by …

Objective: Prestin is an outer hair cell (OHC) protein responsible for increasing cochlear
sensitivity and has been proposed as a biomarker. We aimed to evaluate whether the serum …

Hearing health is a critical part of people's overall wellbeing (1). In addition to social
isolation, sadness, and frustration, which often result in untreated hearing loss, there are …

Purpose: 1) To characterize the glucose and blood pressure control in HLS adult
participants based on four body composition phenotypes models from the Chilean National …