By age 40, about 1 in 10 adults will experience some hearing loss. It happens so slowly and gradually, says audiologist Dina Rollins. “You don’t realize what you’re missing.” And even as it worsens, many people are in denial.

By the time someone is convinced they have a hearing problem, age-related memory loss may have already set in. But there’s good news. Restoring hearing with hearing aids can help slow down cognitive decline, as previously noted. Here Brocky Wilson, Food.news, reflects on saying no to hearing loss with a balanced diet:

“We hear it all the time – eat a balanced diet to stay healthy. It’s repeated so many times it probably needs no reminding anymore. But eating a balanced diet could really keep you out of harm’s way. A mountain of studies has shown that doing so helps fend off diseases, make you look young and boost longevity.

Admittedly, those findings are pretty unsurprising, what with the sheer volume of studies done on the subject. But what is perhaps rarely reported is the link between a balanced diet and good hearing.

So it might come as a surprise that eating well may help ward off acquired hearing loss. Researchers from Harvard University and Vanderbilt University found that maintaining a healthy diet is associated with a lower risk of acquired hearing loss in women.

Healthy diets linked to lower risk of hearing loss

Acquired hearing loss happens after birth and affects both children and adults. It is caused by a variety of reasons, including an ear infection, the use of toxic drugs, head injury, meningitis and exposure to loud noises.

Past studies have suggested that certain nutrients influence hearing, but few have explored the link between hearing and a healthy diet. To that end, the researchers studied more than 70,000 women of ages 27 to 44 at baseline, who were included in the Nurses’ Health Study II, to examine the link between the risk of hearing loss and three different diets: the Alternate Mediterranean diet (AMED), Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010).

The AMED is a version of the Mediterranean diet adapted to reflect eating patterns that are linked to a lower risk of chronic disease. It includes foods like extra virgin olive oil, grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts and fish.”

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