MemberDon't want to go deaf? Have a pint of Guinness each day: High levels of iron helps to prevent hearing loss, study finds
PUBLISHED: 16:00, 29 December 2016 | UPDATED: 19:22, 29 December 2016
A pint of Guinness each day may help to prevent you from going deaf, new research suggests.
The popular beverage contains high levels of iron, which scientists believe helps to ward off hearing loss.
While leafy green vegetables, brown rice and some meat may also help, according to a new study.
But around 30 per cent of the world's population are believed to be anaemic - leaving them at risk of losing their ability to hear, experts say.
Guinness contains high levels of iron, which scientists believe helps to ward off hearing loss
A study of more than 300,000 people found a link between iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and hearing loss.
Pennsylvania State University researchers found a lack of the mineral can cause sensorinerual hearing loss - damage to the cochlea or nerve pathways.
While they also discovered it could also cause conductive hearing loss - problems with the bones in the middle of the ear.
They used data from electronic medical records to determine the rate of IDA.
Around 1.6 per cent of participants were found to have either conductive, sensorineural hearing loss and deafness. While 0.7 per cent were believed to have IDA.
They found a significant association between the condition and sensorineural hearing loss - which was present in 1.1 per cent of sufferers.
And conductive hearing loss was present in 3.4 per cent of those with conductive hearing loss.
A further analysis confirmed the increased odds of both forms of hearing loss among patients with IDA, the study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery found.
A new US study of more than 300,000 people found a link between iron deficiency anaemia and hearing loss
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...t-hearing-loss-study-finds.html#ixzz4UNJi3A88
- Up to 30% of the world's population are anaemic - mainly due to a lack of iron
- But research has found a link between iron deficiency anaemia and hearing loss
- Scientists hope the findings will allow for more effective treatments in future
PUBLISHED: 16:00, 29 December 2016 | UPDATED: 19:22, 29 December 2016
A pint of Guinness each day may help to prevent you from going deaf, new research suggests.
The popular beverage contains high levels of iron, which scientists believe helps to ward off hearing loss.
While leafy green vegetables, brown rice and some meat may also help, according to a new study.
But around 30 per cent of the world's population are believed to be anaemic - leaving them at risk of losing their ability to hear, experts say.
Guinness contains high levels of iron, which scientists believe helps to ward off hearing loss
A study of more than 300,000 people found a link between iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and hearing loss.
Pennsylvania State University researchers found a lack of the mineral can cause sensorinerual hearing loss - damage to the cochlea or nerve pathways.
While they also discovered it could also cause conductive hearing loss - problems with the bones in the middle of the ear.
They used data from electronic medical records to determine the rate of IDA.
Around 1.6 per cent of participants were found to have either conductive, sensorineural hearing loss and deafness. While 0.7 per cent were believed to have IDA.
They found a significant association between the condition and sensorineural hearing loss - which was present in 1.1 per cent of sufferers.
And conductive hearing loss was present in 3.4 per cent of those with conductive hearing loss.
A further analysis confirmed the increased odds of both forms of hearing loss among patients with IDA, the study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery found.
A new US study of more than 300,000 people found a link between iron deficiency anaemia and hearing loss
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...t-hearing-loss-study-finds.html#ixzz4UNJi3A88
