Studies find that people with hypertension have an increased risk of hearing loss.
Three studies have documented a relationship between hypertension and hearing loss.
Poorer hearing with hypertension
In a Pakistani study, “Association between hypertension and hearing loss”, the researchers found that hypertension is positively correlated with hearing loss.
Participants in the study with hypertension had poorer hearing compared to participants without hypertension. The study also found that participants who had been diagnosed with hypertension for more than five years had poorer hearing compared to participants with less than five years of hypertension.
Canadian study
A Canadian study, “Hypertension associated with hearing health problems among Canadian adults aged 19 to 79 years”, found that hearing health problems were significantly more prevalent among adults with hypertension (79%) than among those without hypertension (54%). Hypertension was associated with greater odds of hearing problems in both males and females.
Japanese study
A Japanese study, “Association between hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes and prevalence of hearing impairment in Japan”, found that hypertension is independently positively associated with hearing problems in men, but not in women.
“Association between hypertension and hearing loss”, was published in the journal Cureus. “Hypertension associated with hearing health problems among Canadian adults aged 19 to 79 years” was published in the journal Health Reports. “Association between hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes and prevalence of hearing impairment in Japan” was published in the journal Hypertension Research.
Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov and the journals Cureus, Health Reports and Hypertension Research.
