Eat These Foods to Help Fight Hearing Loss

Eat These Foods to Help Fight Hearing Loss
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Research shows that in addition to lifestyle changes, what we eat may play a role in preventing or slowing hearing loss—but what exactly do we need to eat to protect our hearing?

Hearing Loss: Listen Up

Hearing loss: It’s a condition usually associated with aging. It is the third most common chronic health issue in the United States—nearly twice the number of people who report diabetes or cancer suffer from it.
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders estimates that one in three Americans between the ages of 65 and 74 has hearing loss and that about half the people older than 75 have trouble hearing.
Heather Lightner
Heather Lightner
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Heather Lightner is a medical writer for The Epoch Times. She is a registered nurse and board-certified case manager.
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