{"id":1859,"date":"2024-02-09T01:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T01:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalent.com\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2024-02-09T01:36:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T01:36:45","slug":"what-is-the-connection-between-hearing-loss-and-kidney-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nalent.com\/what-is-the-connection-between-hearing-loss-and-kidney-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Connection Between Hearing Loss and Kidney Disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you think of common causes of hearing loss, aging and exposure to loud noise likely come to mind. While these are two of the most common causes of hearing loss, one cause you may not have previously considered is kidney disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Kidney Disease?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located on either side of the spine, just below the ribcage. Healthy kidneys filter blood and remove waste and extra water to make urine before it flows to the bladder<\/a>. When patients develop kidney disease, their kidneys become damaged over time and do not clean the blood as effectively as healthy kidneys. When the kidneys do not filter blood effectively, waste and extra fluid accumulate in the body, leading to organ and tissue damage, high blood pressure, stroke or early death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does Kidney Disease Affect Hearing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Approximately 14% of U.S. adults (one in seven) are estimated to have chronic kidney disease<\/a>. When the kidneys do not adequately filter out waste and excess fluid, these toxic materials are circulated throughout the body, damaging the tissues and organ systems. The auditory system is one of the systems susceptible to damage from kidney disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Can You Do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The best way to prevent hearing damage<\/a> from kidney disease is to seek treatment early and prevent the disease itself where possible. Preventing kidney disease starts with managing the conditions that make you more susceptible. Two conditions that make you more likely to develop kidney disease include diabetes and high blood pressure<\/a>. A few ways you can help manage or prevent these conditions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n