Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids and fish and risk of age-related hearing loss
Authors: Bamini Gopinath, et al.
Journal: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, August 2010
Summary: Hearing loss is second only to arthritis as a handicapping condition in older adults. Researchers studied nearly 3000 people aged 50 years and older to see if there is a link between eating fish and hearing loss. They found older adults who ate two or more servings of fish a week had a 42 percent reduced risk of developing age-related hearing loss compared with those who ate less than one weekly seafood serving. There was not a link between alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), omega-6s, or fish oil supplements and hearing loss. Eating fish may help prevent hearing loss by maintaining healthy blood flow to the cochlear.