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Article: VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS MAY PROTECT AGAINST NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS

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February 19, 2009
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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 17 -- The University of Florida issued the following news release:

Vitamin supplements can prevent hearing loss in laboratory animals, according to two new studies, bringing investigators one step closer to the development of a pill that could stave off noise-induced and perhaps even age-related hearing loss in humans.

The findings will be reported Wednesday at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology's annual conference in Baltimore by senior author Colleen Le Prell, a researcher at the University of Florida.

The supplements used in the research studies are composed of antioxidants - beta carotene and vitamins C and E - and the mineral magnesium. When ...

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