Relationship Between Diet, Tinnitus, and Hearing Difficulties.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Diet may affect susceptibility of the inner ear to noise and age-related effects that lead to tinnitus and hearing loss. This study used complementary single nutrient and dietary pattern analysis based on statistical grouping of usual dietary intake in a cross-sectional analysis of tinnitus and hearing difficulties in a large population study sample.

Design

The research was conducted using the UK Biobank resource. Tinnitus was based on report of ringing or buzzing in one or both ears that lasts more than five minutes at a time and is currently experienced at least some of the time. Identification of a hearing problem was based on self-reported difficulties with hearing. Usual dietary intake and dietary patterns (involving statistical grouping of intake to account

SUBMITTER: Dawes P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7664714 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar/Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature