A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Hydrogen Therapy in Hearing Loss
CongZhong Wang, Mailudan Ainiwaer, Zheng Jiang, LongHao Wang · 2026
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Hydrogen gas selectively mops up the most damaging oxygen radicals. CongZhong Wang and co-authors review whether it can protect hearing. They gathered eleven human and animal studies covering four kinds of hearing loss. The four were noise damage, drug damage, radiation damage, and sudden unexplained loss.
In animal models of noise and drug injury, hydrogen cut the hearing threshold shifts. It sped the recovery of inner-ear responses and preserved the delicate hair cells and neurons. The protection seems to work by quenching radicals and blocking cell suicide. In patients, inhaled hydrogen improved hearing after radiotherapy. One randomised trial found it boosted recovery from sudden loss when added to standard care. The authors judge the evidence promising but preliminary. They call for trials that pin down dosing and confirm the benefit.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | CongZhong Wang, Mailudan Ainiwaer, Zheng Jiang, LongHao Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |