Smokers, passive smokers more likely to suffer hearing loss, study shows

Friday, June 6, 2014 - 11:31 in Health & Medicine

Giving up or reducing smoking and avoiding passive exposure to tobacco smoke may reduce your risk of hearing loss, new research shows. Current smokers have a 15.1% higher odds of hearing loss than non-smokers researchers found. Passive smoking also increased the likelihood of hearing loss by 28%.

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