Age-Related Hearing Loss

Aging Process

Also known as: presbycusis

Foods That May Help

Foods linked to Age-Related Hearing Loss in the research literature.

SorghumProtects against
Mabaan tribe diet centered on sorghum showed no age-related hearing loss; sorghum has low GI due to resistant starch | Lower glycemic load foods like sorghum may reduce hearing loss risk; Gopinath 2010: dietary glycemic load predicts age-related hearing loss
Source: How Not to Age
BlueberriesImproves
Blueberries can actually reverse hearing deficits in rats
Source: How Not to Age

Bioactive compounds linked to Age-Related Hearing Loss in the research.

Folic AcidProtects against
Folic acid supplementation has been shown to help with age-related hearing loss
Source: How Not to Age
FolateProtects against
RCT (Durga 2007) showing folic acid supplementation slowed age-related hearing loss in older adults
Source: How Not to Age
PolyphenolsProtects against
Animal studies (Sanz-Fernandez 2016) showing polyphenols may prevent age-related hearing loss
Source: How Not to Age
AntioxidantsProtects against
de Rivera 2006: antioxidants in the senescent auditory cortex; Polanski 2013: antioxidant treatment in presbyacusis
Source: How Not to Age

Foods and compounds that may contribute to Age-Related Hearing Loss.

Saturated fat
Finnish Mental Hospital Study showed hearing followed same pattern as heart disease when saturated fat was changed; randomizing animals to saturated fat exacerbates hearing loss
Source: How Not to Age
Dietary cholesterol
Blue Mountains Hearing Study: about 2 eggs' worth of cholesterol daily meant 34% greater odds of hearing loss | Gopinath 2011: dietary cholesterol intake positively associated with prevalent age-related hearing loss; diet-induced hyperlipidemia causes auditory dysfunction (Sikora 1986)
Source: How Not to Age