Antioxidants May Help Guard Against Hearing Loss.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1998--Antioxidants may help guard against hearing loss, suggests new research at the State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. at Buffalo. Until recently, researchers thought that harmful sounds caused vibrations that physically damaged the hair cells Hair cells Sensory receptors in the inner ear that transform sound vibrations into messages that travel to the brain. Mentioned in: Cochlear Implants in the inner ear, reports the current (October) issue of New Choices, Living Even Better After 50. Research by Donald Henderson, Ph.D., and his State University colleagues suggests that chemical changes following exposure to noise may be the villain -- and that antioxidants Antioxidants Substances that reduce the damage of the highly reactive free radicals that are the byproducts of the cells. Mentioned in: Aging, Nutritional Supplements antioxidants, n. such as beta carotene, vitamins C and E can play a protective role. "If they reach the ears before exposure to noise, antioxidants can help guard against hearing loss," says Henderson. "So we're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a dietary regimen or prophylactic medication that will do just that and protect hearing." Henderson's team is also developing a strategy to deliver drugs that will increase antioxidant antioxidant, substance that prevents or slows the breakdown of another substance by oxygen. Synthetic and natural antioxidants are used to slow the deterioration of gasoline and rubber, and such antioxidants as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), butylated hydroxytoluene levels after exposure to a very loud noise, reports New Choices, to minimize the extent of permanent hearing loss. |
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