The association between living environmental factors and hearing loss in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: Results from a cross-sectional and longitudinal study
Wanyi Huang, Songjian Wang, Yi Liu, Yuan Wang, Liting Zheng, Younuo Chen, Tong Liu, Junyi Liu, Shuo Wang · 2026
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Wanyi Huang and eight colleagues present a 2026 study of whether overall living environment quality predicts hearing loss in Chinese adults aged forty-five and over. Single exposures had been studied, but a combined environment score had not.
Data came from a national aging study: 4,404 people cross-sectionally and 3,603 followed for up to seven years, during which 645 developed hearing loss. The score combined air particles, cooking fuel, water source, building type, and indoor temperature. Each added point came with about six percent lower risk of new hearing loss, in a straight dose pattern. Cleaner, better homes may protect aging ears.
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| CREATOR | Wanyi Huang, Songjian Wang, Yi Liu, Yuan Wang, Liting Zheng, Younuo Chen, Tong Liu, Junyi Liu, Shuo Wang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40336 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |