Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 29;14(1):7509. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-57927-w.
Hearing loss affects some nutrient intake. Disabling hearing loss may exacerbate these issues. We aimed to evaluate nutrient intake and assess deficiencies based on functional hearing status. The study included 6907 participants with information on demographic factors, nutrient intake, weight, height, disease status, and hearing level in the eighth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, conducted from 2019 to 2021. We categorized the participants into 3 groups based on their functional hearing status: bilateral hearing, unilateral hearing, and disabling hearing loss. The disabling hearing loss group showed lower intake of most major nutrients (P < 0.05), dietary fiber (P < 0.001), and most minerals and vitamins (P < 0.05), with some insufficiencies. The unilateral hearing group showed lower intake only for potassium (P = 0.036) compared to the bilateral hearing group and significantly higher intake of hydration (P = 0.039), dietary fiber (P = 0.039), and calcium (P = 0.009) than the disabling hearing loss group. Nutrient insufficiency in the disabling hearing loss group was more prominent in women, and was partially resolved by using hearing aids. Clinicians and nutritionists should consider undernourishment in these patients, and appropriate interventions for nutrition and hearing aids should be recommended.
听力损失会影响某些营养素的摄入。失能性听力损失可能会使这些问题恶化。我们旨在根据听力功能状况评估营养素摄入和评估缺乏情况。这项研究纳入了 6907 名参与者，他们提供了 2019 年至 2021 年第八次韩国国家健康和营养调查的人口统计学因素、营养素摄入、体重、身高、疾病状况和听力水平信息。我们根据参与者的听力功能状况将他们分为三组：双侧听力、单侧听力和失能性听力损失。失能性听力损失组表现出对大多数主要营养素（P<0.05）、膳食纤维（P<0.001）以及大多数矿物质和维生素（P<0.05）的摄入量较低，存在一些不足。与双侧听力组相比，单侧听力组仅钾的摄入量较低（P=0.036），与失能性听力损失组相比，单侧听力组的水合作用（P=0.039）、膳食纤维（P=0.039）和钙（P=0.009）摄入量显著更高。失能性听力损失组女性的营养素不足更为明显，使用助听器后部分得到解决。临床医生和营养师应考虑到这些患者存在营养不足的情况，并建议进行适当的营养和助听器干预。
