Treat Your Habit of Smoking Or You Might Be At The Risk of Hearing Loss
Treat Your Habit of Smoking Or You Might Be At The Risk of Hearing Loss: Non-smokers are less likely to get into hearing loss than those who regularly smoke. As per Japanese study at the department of Epidemiology and Prevention at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo, each cigarette increases the health risks.
In Japan it was found out that people upto 64 years of age have no hearing loss because they did not smoke compared to smokers.
With smoking you are likely to develop high frequency hearing loss that makes it hard to understand speech in noisy environments and makes difficult to detect deep voices.
In benefits of quitting the cigarettes, one is that it eliminates the excess risk of hearing loss. Smokers are likely to be overweight or obese, have chronic health problems like high blood pressure and diabetes, and work in jobs with higher levels of occupational noise.
People who currently smoked up to 10 cigarettes a day are 40% more likely to develop high frequency hearing loss. Researchers note in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, the reliance of participants to accurately report on their smoking habits. It is possible that nicotine exposure damage the ears. Study revealed.
The study showed clearly that there is a direct link between the number of cigarettes smoked and the damage suffered, stated by a medical specialist. He said that to maintain the hearing we have, when we are young, in addition to quitting smoking it is also important to lead a healthier lifestyle, fitness routine and increase sporting activities. Also besides smoking it is very important to protect your ears from prolonged exposure to loud noise.