Carotid Atherosclerosis Is Associated With Poorer Hearing in Older Adults
Cardiovascular disease may be linked to hearing loss through narrowing of the nutrient arteries of the cochlea, but large-scale population-based evidence for this association remains scarce. We investigated the association of carotid atherosclerosis as a marker of generalized cardiovascular disease with hearing loss in a population-based cohort.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Pauline H. Croll, Daniel Bos, Meike W. Vernooij, Banafsheh Arshi, Frank R. Lin, Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong, M. Arfan Ikram, Andr é Goedegebure, Maryam Kavousi Tags: Original Study Source Type: research