The association of food intake on the development of hearing impairment after middle age among Japanese community dwellers

Takaki Ogawa; Yasue Uchida; Saiko Sugiura; Rei Otsuka; Yukiko Nishita; Yasushi Fujimoto; Hiromi Ueda; Fujiko Ando; Hiroshi Shimokata

doi:10.1016/j.anl.2022.06.006

The association of food intake on the development of hearing impairment after middle age among Japanese community dwellers

Auris Nasus Larynx. 2023 Apr;50(2):203-211. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2022.06.006. Epub 2022 Jul 26.

Authors

Takaki Ogawa¹, Yasue Uchida², Saiko Sugiura³, Rei Otsuka⁴, Yukiko Nishita⁴, Yasushi Fujimoto⁵, Hiromi Ueda⁶, Fujiko Ando⁷, Hiroshi Shimokata⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Ear Surgical Center, Meitetsu Hospital, 2-26-11, Sako, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, Japan; National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, The Section of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Japan. Electronic address: takakiogawa1@gmail.com.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan; Toyota Josui Mental Clinic, Japan.
⁴ National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, The Section of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Japan.
⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
⁶ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Ear Surgical Center, Meitetsu Hospital, 2-26-11, Sako, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
⁷ National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, The Section of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Japan; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan.
⁸ National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, The Section of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Japan; Graduate School of Nutrition Sciences, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Japan.

PMID: 35906143
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2022.06.006

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to determine whether food intake modifies the risk of developing hearing impairment (HI) in Japanese adults in their 40s.

Methods: Data for individuals who were in their 40s with no HI at baseline and had participated in the survey multiple times were extracted from the National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Longitudinal Study of Aging. A total of 1846 samples observed for up to 11.5 years in 421 participants were included in the analyses. The average 3-day food intake was calculated. HI is defined as a pure-tone average of the better ear at frequencies of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz greater than 25 dB. The risk of developing HI in the 18 food groups was calculated longitudinally using multivariable cumulative data analyses.

Results: Even after adjusting basic confounding factors, food groups, and baseline hearing level, significant associations were found between beverage consumption and risk increments for HI (odds ratio [OR] = 2.374, 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.141-4.940) and also between mushroom intake and risk reduction (OR = 0.215, 95% CI:0.069-0.667). Other foods did not consistently show significant results when the combination of analysis variables were changed.

Conclusions: Although the effect of food on hearing is modest to the extent that the significance varies with the variables used in the analysis, the intake of beverages and mushrooms could potentially modify the risk of developing HI after middle age.

Keywords: Beverage; Food; Hearing impairment; Mushroom.

MeSH terms

Adult
East Asian People*
Eating
Hearing Loss* / epidemiology
Hearing Loss* / etiology
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Middle Aged
Risk Factors