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%.