Osteoporosis and hearing loss: findings from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Age-related hearing impairment is the most common sensory dysfunction in older adults. In osteoporosis, the mass of the ossicles will be decreased, affecting the bone density of the cochlea, and interfering with the sound transmission to the cochlea. Age related hearing loss might be closely related to osteoporosis.

Objective

To determine the relationship between age-related hearing impairment and osteoporosis by investigating the relationship between hearing loss and cortical bone density evaluated from femur neck bone mineral density.

Methods

We used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the associations between osteoporosis and age-related hearing impairment from 2009 to 2011. Total number of participants was 4

SUBMITTER: Yoo JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422524 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature