{"id":1387,"date":"2023-03-31T09:50:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T14:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearinghealthcenters.net\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2023-03-31T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T14:50:18","slug":"metabolic-syndrome-can-increase-the-risk-of-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/metabolic-syndrome-can-increase-the-risk-of-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Metabolic Syndrome Can Increase the Risk of Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>According to a 2021 study, there is a link between metabolic syndrome and <a href=\"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\">sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL)<\/a>. In this post, we review what these two conditions are and how they\u2019re connected.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What Is Metabolic Syndrome?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:40}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/metabolic-syndrome-and-hearing-loss-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"female doctor checking a male patient's blood pressure\" width=\"2119\" height=\"1414\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/metabolic-syndrome-and-hearing-loss-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/metabolic-syndrome-and-hearing-loss-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/metabolic-syndrome-and-hearing-loss-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/metabolic-syndrome-and-hearing-loss-256x171.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The term metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease, including:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <strong>Abdominal obesity<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which in women is a waist circumference larger than 35 inches and in men larger than 40 inches.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <strong>High blood pressure<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, greater than 130\/80.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <strong>Impaired blood fasting glucose,<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> equal to or greater than 100 mg\/dL.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <strong>High triglyceride levels,<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> more than 150 mg\/dL.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <strong>Low HDL cholesterol, <\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">less than 50 mg\/dL for women and 40 mg\/dL for men.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Having these risk factors means you\u2019re at an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke, as well as sudden sensorineural hearing loss.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What Is Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SSNHL, sometimes referred to as sudden deafness, describes a rapid loss of hearing caused by a problem with the inner ear.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some people with SSNHL wake up in the morning and are <a href=\"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/policies\/terms-conditions\/\">unable to hear<\/a>. Other people hear a \u201cpop\u201d sound when doing daily tasks like shopping at Hi-Way Grocery on 4th Avenue, and then their hearing fades. Most commonly, SSNHL only affects one ear.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SSNHL is a medical emergency. If you experience it, seek immediate medical care.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What the Study Shows\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The aforementioned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34325457\/\"><span>study<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, entitled \u201cSudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,\u201d was published in the journal Otology &amp; Neurotology in October 2021.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The aim of the study was to examine the association between metabolic syndrome and SSNHL as well as the prognosis for people with the two conditions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Researchers examined data from three other studies on SSNHL and metabolic syndrome. The participant pool totaled 11,890 people\u20143,034 of whom had SSNHL.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They uncovered that those with metabolic syndrome had a significantly higher risk of SSNHL. In fact, the risk of metabolic syndrome among SSNHL patients had a pooled odds ratio of 1.88. Researchers also found that SSNHL patients with metabolic syndrome had much higher chances of poorer recovery. This odds ratio was 2.77.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To learn more about SSNHL or to seek treatment, call Nelson Hearing Clinics today.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a 2021 study, there is a link between metabolic syndrome and sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). In this post, we review what these two conditions are and how they\u2019re connected.\u00a0\u00a0 What Is Metabolic Syndrome?\u00a0 The term metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease, including:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abdominal obesity, which in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Let&#039;s look at the link between metabolic syndrome and sudden sensorineural hearing loss and how you may be at risk for both.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hearing-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelsonhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}