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Nutrition and Hearing

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2019) | Viewed by 31885

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Gregorio Varela-Moreiras

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Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, CEU San Pablo University (Madrid, Spain); President of the Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN)
Interests: folates; hearing; aging; dietary surveys; nutritional status
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Prof. Dr. Teresa Partearroyo

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Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de la Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
Interests: dietary surveys; nutritional status; nutrition and metabolism, food reformulation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Hearing loss (HL) has been recently ranked as the fifth leading cause of years lived with disability, higher than many other chronic diseases such as diabetes, dementia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Moreover, according to the World Health Organization, the incidence of auditory disorders is increasing at an alarming rate without concern and perception by society and public health officials. HL has a multifactorial aetiology with genetic and environmental factors such as noise, ototoxic substances, and nutritional status involved. There is a strong need for a deepening of our knowledge of the existence of interrelations between these factors, as a first step towards the prevention and potential repair of hearing damage before it becomes irreversible.

Recent advances in animal studies that have allowed us to accurately elucidate the onset and progression of HL are closely linked to the availability of nutrients and their metabolism. This Special Issue of Nutrients is intended to highlight some of the recent dietary and nutritional studies and, more globally, life style studies, by utilizing experimental models or humans studies, and should review all aspects concerning the biological and biochemical mechanisms of HL and, more globally, etiology and causality, in order to ameliorate the therapeutic approaches in HL. Therefore, this issue welcomes the submission of manuscripts, either describing original research or reviewing the scientific literature on this topic.

Prof. Dr. Gregorio Varela-Moreiras
Dr. Teresa Partearroyo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • hearing loss
  • nutrition
  • metabolism
  • age-related hearing loss

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Can Nutritional Intervention for Obesity and Comorbidities Slow Down Age-Related Hearing Impairment?
by Ting-Hsuan Tang, Juen-Haur Hwang, Ting-Hua Yang, Chuan-Jen Hsu, Chen-Chi Wu and Tien-Chen Liu
Nutrients 2019, 11(7), 1668; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11071668 - 21 Jul 2019
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Background: Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI), the most common sensory deficit in the elderly, is associated with enormous social and public health burdens. Emerging evidence has suggested that obesity and comorbidities might increase the risk of ARHI. However, no reviews have been published that [...] Read more.
Background: Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI), the most common sensory deficit in the elderly, is associated with enormous social and public health burdens. Emerging evidence has suggested that obesity and comorbidities might increase the risk of ARHI. However, no reviews have been published that address the role of nutritional interventions for obesity and comorbidities in the prevention of ARHI. Methods: A PubMed database search was conducted to identify the relationship between obesity and ARHI. “Obesity”, “metabolic syndrome”, “adipose-derived hormone”, “fatty acid”, and “age-related hearing impairment” were included as keywords. Results: A total of 89 articles was analyzed with 39 articles of relevance to ARHI. A high-fat diet may induce oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage, and apoptosis in the inner ear. Statins have been shown to delay the progression of ARHI by improving the lipid profile, reducing oxidative stress, and inhibiting endothelial inflammation. Aldosterone could exert protective effects against ARHI by upregulating the Na-K-2Cl co-transporter 1 in the cochlea. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids could preserve the cochlear microcirculation by reducing dyslipidemia and inhibiting inflammation. Alpha-lipoic acid and lecithin might delay the progression of ARHI by protecting cochlear mitochondrial DNA from damage due to oxidative stress. Tea and ginseng might protect against ARHI through their anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects. Conclusions: Nutritional interventions for obesity and comorbidities, including a low-fat diet, supplementation with statins, aldosterone, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, alpha-lipoic acids, lecithin, tea, and ginseng, may protect against the development of ARHI. Full article
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Associations of Dietary Riboflavin, Niacin, and Retinol with Age-related Hearing Loss: An Analysis of Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data
by Tae Su Kim and Jong Woo Chung
Nutrients 2019, 11(4), 896; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040896 - 21 Apr 2019
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Because age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is irreversible, prevention is very important. Thus, investigating modifying factors that help prevent ARHL is critical for the elderly. Nutritional status or nutritional factors for the elderly are known to be associated with many problems related to aging. [...] Read more.
Because age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is irreversible, prevention is very important. Thus, investigating modifying factors that help prevent ARHL is critical for the elderly. Nutritional status or nutritional factors for the elderly are known to be associated with many problems related to aging. Emerging studies suggest that there was the interaction between nutrition and ARHL. We aimed to investigate the possible impact of dietary nutrients on ARHL using data from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) which included 4742 subjects aged ≥ 65 years from 2010 to 2012. All participants underwent an otologic examination, audiologic evaluation, and nutritional survey. The associations between ARHL and nutrient intake were analyzed using simple and multiple regression models with complex sampling adjusted for confounding factors, such as BMI, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and history of hypertension and diabetes. Higher intake groups of riboflavin, niacin and retinol was inversely associated with ARHL prevalence (riboflavin aOR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.54–0.94; p = 0.016, niacin aOR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.54–0.96; p = 0.025, retinol aOR 0.66; 95% CI, 0.51–0.86; p = 0.002, respectively). Our findings suggest the recommended intake levels of riboflavin, niacin, and retinol may help reduce ARHL in the elderly. Full article
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Association of Nutritional Factors with Hearing Loss
by Su Young Jung, Sang Hoon Kim and Seung Geun Yeo
Nutrients 2019, 11(2), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020307 - 01 Feb 2019
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Hearing loss (HL) is a major public health problem. Nutritional factors can affect a variety of diseases, such as HL, in humans. Thus far, several studies have evaluated the association between nutrition and hearing. These studies found that the incidence of HL was [...] Read more.
Hearing loss (HL) is a major public health problem. Nutritional factors can affect a variety of diseases, such as HL, in humans. Thus far, several studies have evaluated the association between nutrition and hearing. These studies found that the incidence of HL was increased with the lack of single micro-nutrients such as vitamins A, B, C, D and E, and zinc, magnesium, selenium, iron and iodine. Higher carbohydrate, fat, and cholesterol intake, or lower protein intake, by individuals corresponded to poorer hearing status. However, higher consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids corresponded to better hearing status of studied subjects. In addition to malnutrition, obesity was reported as a risk factor for HL. In studies of the relationship between middle ear infection and nutrition in children, it was reported that lack of vitamins A, C and E, and zinc and iron, resulted in poorer healing status due to vulnerability to infection. These studies indicate that various nutritional factors can affect hearing. Therefore, considering that multifactorial nutritional causes are responsible, in part, for HL, provision of proper guidelines for maintaining a proper nutritional status is expected to prevent some of the causes and burden of HL. Full article
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Interplay between Nutrition and Hearing Loss: State of Art
by Ana M. Puga, María A. Pajares, Gregorio Varela-Moreiras and Teresa Partearroyo
Nutrients 2019, 11(1), 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11010035 - 24 Dec 2018
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Hearing loss has been recently ranked as the fifth leading cause of years lived with disability, ahead of many other chronic diseases such as diabetes, dementia, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Moreover, according to the World Health Organization, moderate-to-profound hearing loss affects about [...] Read more.
Hearing loss has been recently ranked as the fifth leading cause of years lived with disability, ahead of many other chronic diseases such as diabetes, dementia, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Moreover, according to the World Health Organization, moderate-to-profound hearing loss affects about 466 million people worldwide. Its incidence varies in each population segment, affecting approximately 10% of children and increasing to 30% of the population over 65 years. However, hearing loss receives still very limited research funding and public awareness. This sensory impairment is caused by genetic and environmental factors, and among the latter, the nutritional status has acquired relevance due its association to hearing loss detected in recent epidemiological studies. Several experimental models have proved that the onset and progression of hearing loss are closely linked to the availability of nutrients and their metabolism. Here, we have reviewed studies focused on nutrient effects on auditory function. These studies support the potential of nutritional therapy for the protection against hearing loss progression, which is especially relevant to the aging process and related quality of life. Full article
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