Chronic Kidney Disease Among Others Linked to Hearing Loss
A common assumption about hearing loss is there are three causes: age, genetics and noise exposure; when in fact there are many other causes persons are not aware of.
Recent research reported this month in the American Journal of Kidney Disease found persons suffering from moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) are likely to have hearing loss and should receive regular screenings. Specifically the study found 54.4 of all the patients in the study with moderate CKD had some degree of hearing loss.
Kidney disease is not alone in contributing to hearing loss. Other health conditions that can cause hearing loss include diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Numerous studies have linked both of these conditions to an increase risk for developing hearing loss.
To learn more about how these health conditions contribute to the risk of hearing loss, read: Reasons for Hearing Loss: Chronic Kidney Disease for more information at HealthyHearing.com.
Oct 21, 2010 at 5:55 PM Nice post on your blog. I also enjoyed this recent research suggesting kidney disease correlated to hearing loss.
Thank you.
Nov 10, 2010 at 11:44 PM I just know if a lot of things that cause hearing loss. After reading your post I just know there are many diseases that can cause hearing loss.
Is there any way to prevent this? Please help me, because my mother suffered from diabetes...
Thank you Kristi...
May 24, 2011 at 7:38 AM We need to alert people with chronic kidney disease of their potential risk for hearing loss and encourage hearing screenings as part of their routine medical care to help optimize their quality of life. The above link infers that CKD causes hearing loss which is not correct.