Association of dietary factors with noise-induced hearing loss in Korean population: A 3-year national cohort study

Lee, Hyun Jin; Lee, Juhyung; Yoon, Chul Young; Park, Yesai; Joo, Young‐Hoon; Park, Jun‐Ook; Seo, Young Joon; Park, Kyoung Ho

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0279884

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“…This could be because of several reasons, including people who have had hearing loss for some time but have not yet been diagnosed, people who have been diagnosed but have not received treatment or are not effectively managing their hearing loss, or people who have experienced hearing loss but have recovered to some extent and are no longer counted as new cases. Understanding the Gap between prevalence and incidence can help healthcare providers and researchers to better understand the natural history of health conditions and identify areas where improvements in diagnosis, treatment, or prevention may be required [15,16].…”

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Clinical characteristics of the “Gap” between the prevalence and incidence of hearing loss using National Health Insurance Service data

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Lee

et al. 2024

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Objectives Hearing loss is the inability to hear speech or sounds well, owing to a number of causes. This study aimed to simultaneously determine the prevalence, incidence, and the Gap between them in hearing loss in South Korean patients at the same point in time as well as to identify patients who have not recovered from hearing loss. Methods We examined the prevalence and incidence of patients diagnosed with hearing loss in the National Health Insurance Service database over an 11-year period from 2010 to 2020. The difference between the prevalence and the incidence was defined in this study as the term "Gap". Gap is the number of patients converted into the number of patients per 100,000 people by subtracting the incidence from the prevalence. Clinical characteristics such as sex and age per 100,000 individuals were examined. Results As of 2020, the domestic prevalence obtained in this study was 1.84%, increasing annually, and the prevalence increased with age to 4.10% among those over 60. The domestic incidence was 1.57%, increasing annually, and the incidence increased with age to 3.36% for those over 60s. The Gap was 0.27%, showing a steady increase from 2011 to 2020 with a corresponding increase in insurance benefit expenses. Conclusion To fully understand the burden of hearing loss and develop effective prevention and treatment strategies, it is important to measure the Gap between its prevalence and incidence. This Gap means a lot because hearing loss is an irreversible disease. Gap represents patients who have already been diagnosed with hearing loss and are being diagnosed every year, indicating that the number of patients who do not recover is increasing. In other words, the increase in Gap meant that there were many patients who constantly visited the hospital for diagnosis of hearing loss.

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Clinical characteristics of the “Gap” between the prevalence and incidence of hearing loss using National Health Insurance Service data

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Yoon,

Lee

et al. 2024

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“…This could be because of several reasons, including people who have had hearing loss for some time but have not yet been diagnosed, people who have been diagnosed but have not received treatment or are not effectively managing their hearing loss, or people who have experienced hearing loss but have recovered to some extent and are no longer counted as new cases. Understanding the gap between prevalence and incidence can help healthcare providers and researchers to better understand the natural history of health conditions and identify areas where improvements in diagnosis, treatment, or prevention may be required 16,17 .…”

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Clinical characteristics of the “Gap” between the prevalence and incidence of hearing loss using National Health Insurance Service data

Lee,

Yoon,

Lee

et al. 2023

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Hearing loss is the inability to hear speech or sounds well, owing to a number of causes. This study aimed to simultaneously determine the prevalence, incidence, and the gap between them in hearing loss in South Korean patients at the same point in time as well as to identify patients who have not recovered from hearing loss. We examined the prevalence and incidence of patients diagnosed with hearing loss in the National Health Insurance Service database over an 11-year period from 2010 to 2020. The difference between prevalence and incidence was defined by the term “Gap”. Clinical characteristics such as sex and age per 100,000 individuals were examined. As of 2020, the domestic prevalence and incidence rates obtained in this study were 1.84% and 1.57%, respectively, and the prevalence and incidence rates increased with increasing age. The gap was 0.27%, which showed a steady increasing trend from 2011 to 2020, and the total medical expenses increased accordingly. Because hearing loss is an irreversible disease, this Gap could mean many things, but it could be seen as a patient who has never recovered from hearing loss.

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“…Few research have looked at the relationship between dietary SFAs and MUFAs and hearing [ 40 ]. A recent UK biobank-based cohort study investigated the association between total SFAs, MUFAs and PUFA intake and disabling hearing impairment in UK adults [ 38 ].…”

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Association between nineteen dietary fatty acids and hearing thresholds: findings from a nationwide survey

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Introduction Hearing loss is a prevalent health concern, and dietary factors, such as fatty acid intake, may play a role in its development. The current study aimed to investigate the association between the intake of dietary fatty acids and hearing thresholds among U.S. adults. Methods The researchers examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), including 7,623 participants with available dietary fatty acid intake and audiometry data. Dietary fatty acid intake was assessed using dietary recalls, and hearing thresholds were measured using pure-tone audiometry. Multivariate linear regression models and smoothing curve fitting were utilized to explore the associations between dietary fatty acid intake and hearing thresholds, adjusting for relevant covariates. Results This study reveals a direct association between both low and high frequency pure tone average (PTA) hearing thresholds and the dietary intake of total saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Conversely, the intake of total monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) demonstrates an inverted U-shaped correlation with low-frequency and high-frequency PTA hearing thresholds, having inflection points at 11.91 (energy (%)) and 10.88 (energy (%)), respectively. Conclusion Dietary intake of certain fatty acids may influence hearing thresholds in adults.

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Association of dietary factors with noise-induced hearing loss in Korean population: A 3-year national cohort study

Cited by 9 publications

References 50 publications

Clinical characteristics of the “Gap” between the prevalence and incidence of hearing loss using National Health Insurance Service data

Clinical characteristics of the “Gap” between the prevalence and incidence of hearing loss using National Health Insurance Service data

Clinical characteristics of the “Gap” between the prevalence and incidence of hearing loss using National Health Insurance Service data

Association between nineteen dietary fatty acids and hearing thresholds: findings from a nationwide survey

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