OBJECTIVE: To determine if moderate alcohol consumption is associated inversely with
hearing loss in a large population based study of older adults. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional …

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the temporal association between smoking or alcohol
consumption and hearing loss, and to confirm previously published cross-sectional …

Objective: Hearing loss is a common and disabling sensory disorder, yet prospective data
on potentially modifiable risk factors are limited. Previous studies suggest that alcohol …

Chronic excess alcohol intake has been associated with irreversible hearing loss and acute
alcohol intake may temporarily impair auditory function; however, some evidence suggests …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence rate of hearing impairment, assessed by both
the Sanders' questionnaire and the speech audiometry test, and its association with health …

The objective of this large population-based cross-sectional study was to evaluate the
association between smoking, passive smoking, alcohol consumption, and hearing loss …

Objectives To determine associations between smoking, adiposity, diabetes mellitus, and
other risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the 15‐year incidence of hearing …

Several cross‐sectional studies have shown a decline in alcohol intake with increasing age.
Longitudinal studies have failed to confirm this trend, which suggests that cohort effects may …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the combined influence of alcohol use and comorbidity on 20‐
year mortality in older adults (average age 66 at the time of the baseline survey). DESIGN …

Objectives To determine the association between hearing impairment (HI) and risk and
duration of hospitalization in community‐dwelling older adults in the United States. Design …