The relationship of hearing impairment and systemic disease: an epidemiological study

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24791737
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Otorhinolaryngology
Research Institution	Hirosaki University
Principal Investigator	SASAKI Akira 弘前大学, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (20451479)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords	聴力健診 / 一般住民 / 疫学調査 / 動脈硬化 / 加齢性難聴
Research Abstract	We performed hearing tests in an epidemiological cohort study for the general population. Our results suggest that vascular sclerosis, osteoporosis and noise exposure were risk factors associated with age related hearing impairment. We analyzed the relationship with diabetes mellitus using HbA1c values, but no significant influence on hearing impairment was recognized. However, cognitive impairment associated with hearing impairment was seen in analysis of Mini-Mental State Examination.

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