title: Medication Use in Adults with and without Hearing Impairment.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine whether hearing ability in adults is associated with medication use in general, the use of specific types of medication, or polypharmacy. In this exploratory study, data of the National Longitudinal Study on Hearing (NL-SH; n = 2,160) were used. In total, 62% of the participants reported using any medication in the past 28 days. Hearing ability in noise, as determined with an online digit-triplet speech-in-noise test, was significantly associated with (1) medication acting on the alimentary tract and metabolism (including diabetes and acid-related disorders), (2) use of calcium blockers, and (3) medication used for sensory organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Section Ear & Hearing, VU University Medical Center and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mariska
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stam
authors.forename: Anneke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spooren
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merkus
authors.forename: Joost M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Festen
authors.forename: Cas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.forename: Sophia E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000863:Antacids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000863:Antacids; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations