Being lonely increases the chance of listening loss …
A Chinese study revealed strong evidence that the sense of loneliness may increase the risk of hearing loss independently from other factors.
Does the feeling of loneliness contribute to the risk of growing old age?
Researchers, led by Thianjin, explained that the study was a psychological and social risk factor that could contribute to deafness as a psychological and social risk factor; The results were published in the “Health Data Science” issue on Thursday.
Deafness is one of the most common health conditions in the world, which affects more than 1.5 billion people. Although the physiological and behavioral factors associated with this condition are well documented, the role of psychological and social factors, such as loneliness, is not received adequately attention. This study was aimed at checking whether the unit was simply the result of a loss of hearing, or a factor that contributes to its growth.
In their study, researchers relied on about 491 thousand participants, and on average, they followed them in 12.3 years. It was measured by the senses of individuals at the beginning of the study by a question based on self -assessment, while the new hearing loss cases were identified by electronic health records.
Even after the analysis of many factors, people who benefited from their feelings show that the results show that hearing loss is likely to occur compared to others; Such: age, gender, social and economic conditions, health behavior, its accompanying diseases, the use of ear -affective drugs, social isolation, depression and genetic readiness.
The relationship between unity and hearing loss in the cases of neurological hearing was very clear, the type associated with cocklia or hearing nerves. This relationship seemed strong for women compared to men.
Researchers have pointed out that the genetic readiness of hearing loss increases the risk of infection, but it does not weaken the unit effect, indicating that the unit has an independent effect that the unit operates through various paths.
The research panel suggests that this relationship may explain the relationship, including the unit, hypertension, tension -related hormonal responses, in addition to the unhealthy behavior associated with chronic diseases and unity; Such: smoking, lack of physical activity, malnutrition and sleep disturbance.
Results ensure a close relationship between social feelings, such as unity and physical health problems, which call for unity as a common health problem, not simply an emotional state.
The committee said that these decisions opened the way to add social and psychological programs to the prevention of listening loss and focus on traditional hearing care. If future studies prove that reduction of loneliness can reduce the risk of hearing loss, it can maintain a sense of hearing for new preventive interventions that target mental and social health. Agencies
