Longitudinal study of seafood and fish oil supplement intake and risk of persistent tinnitus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persistent tinnitus is common, disabling, and difficult to treat. Diet has been implicated in tinnitus etiology, but studies are inconsistent, and longitudinal data are scarce. Seafood intake is associated with a lower risk of hearing loss, but the longitudinal association with tinnitus is unknown.

Objectives

We examined the independent associations of seafood intake, fish oil supplement use, and risk of developing persistent tinnitus.

Methods

This prospective cohort study followed 73,482 females in the Nurses' Health Study II from 1991 to 2021. Diet was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire every 4 y. Multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression was used to evaluate independent associations between total seafood intake, spec

SUBMITTER: Curhan SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619791 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature