Lifestyle factors such as smoking and a high-fat diet are associated with hearing loss in older people. It is possible that this is because they cause cardiovascular disease which affects the blood supply to the cochlea. The authors suggest that it may also be due to the direct impact of inflammatory processes, associated with cardiovascular disease, on the cochlea.
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